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Three men were arrested in London and Wales on 29/4/08 as part
of a long-term police investigation into the LTTE, Scotland Yard
said.
The trio were arrested following dawn raids on homes and
business addresses in Newtown in Wales, in Mitcham, southwest
London as well as raids elsewhere in Surrey.
Two men aged 39 and 46 were arrested at separate addresses in
Newtown. A third, aged 33, was held in Mitcham. All three men
were arrested on suspicion of the "commission, preparation or
instigation of acts of terrorism".
"It is not linked to Al-Qaeda-type activity or inspired
terrorism. It is in relation to support, procurement and
fundraising for a proscribed organisation, the Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam," a police spokesman said of the arrests.
"This is part of a long-term investigation into alleged funding
and procurement activity in support of terrorism overseas and
two people have already been charged in connection with this
investigation," he added.
They were to be questioned later at the high security Paddington
Green police station in central London. Two men, both from south
London, appeared in court last June charged with offences in
connection with the same operation.
One is accused of arranging meetings of the Tigers and
addressing an event in London's Hyde Park. He is also accused of
amassing machetes, combat boots, camouflage clothes, spades and
handcuffs. He denies the offences. |