Three arrested by terror police

[15 August 2008]

Three men are being held by police on suspicion of committing terror offences.

Two men were arrested at Manchester Airport and the third was held in Accrington. All three men, who are aged in their 20s, are from Blackburn. Their homes are currently being searched by specialist police officers. The arrests were a result of a joint operation between Lancashire Police and Greater Manchester's Counter Terrorism Unit.

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Dean Lawrence RICE

Offence: Other crime

RICE was convicted in his absence of conspiracy to kidnap and falsely imprison.

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