Two held in port terror swoop
Anti-terrorist police today arrested a man and woman after a vehicle allegedly containing "a number of weapons" was stopped at the Suffolk port of Felixstowe by Customs officers, Scotland Yard said.
The suspects were being held at a central London police station.
Police refused to comment on any links they may allegedly have with specific terrorist groups.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said in a statement: "We can confirm officers from the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch arrested a man and a woman under the Terrorism Act 2000 at approximately 4am today.
"The arrests are as a result of a vehicle being stopped at Felixstowe by Her Majesty's Customs & Excise on Sunday.
"The vehicle was found to contain a number of weapons."
The police station where the suspects were being held was not named.
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