Three arrested after terror raids in Wigan and Bolton

Warrants were submitted to four addresses yesterday evening

Three people have been arrested after terror raids were carried out in Wigan and Bolton.

Police say four warrants were executed at around 7.30pm last night in the Bolton, Great Lever, Abram and Hindley areas.

The men, aged 35, 36 and 51, were arrested at separate locations and taken into custody for questioning.

Scenes remain in place at the four addresses as inquiries are carried out.

Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts, who has responsibility for counter-terrorism policing in the North West, said: “This evening we executed a number of planned warrants as part of an ongoing counter-terrorism investigation.

“Three men have been taken into custody for questioning and the scenes remain in place while we carry out further enquiries. Today’s activity was the culmination of a lot of detailed planning and we have put measures in place to minimize disruption to local residents as much as possible.

“I understand that any time an arrest of this nature is made, it will cause concern and people will naturally have questions. While we cannot go into specific details of the investigation at this stage, I want to reassure members of the public that we do not currently believe there is a wider threat related to today’s activity.”

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