Stay with us for all the latest updates as a counter-terrorism operation is launched in Wrexham
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What we know
Locals have spoken of their shock after armed police swooped on a Wrexham street to arrest a man on suspicion of terrorism offences. The 48-year-old was arrested this afternoon in Yale Park, where officers closed the road while the operation took place.
Police presence
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Shock at arrest
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Unmarked cars
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Eye-witness account
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What the neighbours have said
Neighbours say they knew man thought to have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences to "say hello to" in Wrexham
Picture of the house in Wrexham where police are still investigating
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Our reporter Steve Bagnall is at the scene at Wrexham
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Photograph from the scene in Wrexham
A photograph showing police officers using strong lights as part of their investigation inside the house in Wrexham.
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Counter-terrorism officers still at house in Wrexahm
Counter-terrorism officers are still at the house in Yale Park, Wrexham. Lights can be seen inside the house.
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Police comment
A police spokesman said: “The man is being questioned at a police station in the West Midlands.
“The arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led. There was no threat to the public’s safety. An address in Wrexham is subject of an ongoing search.”
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The arrest
He was arrested as part of a joint operation between the Wales Extremism Counter Terrorism Unit, North Wales Police and the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.
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Unnamed man
The man, who has not been named, has been held on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
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48-year-old man taken into custody and being questioned in West Midlands.
We have reporter Steve Bagnall and photographer Robert Parry Jones at the scene in Wrexham after a joint raid by the Wales Extremism Counter Terrorism Unit, North Wales Police and the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit. We understand that the scene in Wrexham is quiet at the moment.
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ARREST: More photographs of police at a house at Yale Park, Wrexham
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LIVE: Pictures of police at a property at Yale Park, Wrexham
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Terror police raid in Wrexham
The latest on the police raid on the home of a terrorism suspect in Wrexham.
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