Liverpool terror suspects to be held for longer

POLICE were last night given more time to question 11 men being held for an alleged terrorist plot involving suspects from Liverpool.

Two properties in Cedar Grove, Toxteth, are still being searched as part of the investigations.

Among those being questioned are five from Liverpool, including two John Moores University students.

The North West Counter Terrorism Unit has been given a further seven days to question seven of the men, aged between 22 and 37, and two further days to question the other four arrested men, aged 23, 41 and two aged 26.

Houses in Highgate Street and Earle Road, Edge Hill, as well as Cedar Grove, Toxteth, were at the centre of the searches.

An 18-year-old man was released without charge last week into the custody of the UK Borders Agency, which regulates immigration and can investigate those entering the country.

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