But to make up for this a number of people in Portsmouth, Farnborough and Greenwich have been arrested.
I doubt that these arrests are related to those made last week, but the media is implying they might be.
But here is what one neighbour said about a residence in Portsmouth where some of today's arrests took place:
The house was previously raided by terror police in April this year. It is understood to be the family home of Ifthekar Jaman, who was killed in Syria in December last year after travelling to the war-torn country to fight government troops.
Jaman had become known for his online advice and encouragement to fellow British Muslims seeking to go to Syria, including women whom he urged to marry men back from the front lines.
An elderly neighbour said:
``There are always people going in and out, young men. You don't know what's going on.
``The police have been here before. There were lots of them, all with their lights on and everything.''
[source : Portsmouth: Four Arrested Over Terrorism Offences, Heart FM, http://www.heart.co.uk/southcoast/news/local/portsmouth-four-arrested-over-terrorism-offences/, 14th October 2014]
An official press release by Thames Valley Police states:
Officers would like to reassure residents that the police activity today is in relation to conflicts overseas and is not linked to any immediate threat to local communities or anywhere else in the UK.
[source : http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/newsevents/newsevents-pressreleases/newsevents-pressreleases-item.htm?id=292705
So last week's arrests were supposed to have stopped a large scale war on the British mainland involving mass beheadings, while today's arrests are related to Syria and involve the family of a man who went to wage Jihad against Assad (which is what the British Government wants British Muslims to do!!)
My secpticism factor is still very, very high.
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