'Terror plot' raid at new property

Apr 10 2009

Police investigating an alleged al Qaida terror plot in north west England are searching an additional address.

Eleven Pakistani nationals and one UK-born Briton are still being questioned at various locations in the UK in connection with the alleged plot.

The additional address being searched by counter-terrorism officers is in Liverpool, close to where some of the suspects were arrested.

The men, 10 of whom hold student visas, can be detained for up to 28 days.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Twelve suspects remain in custody in various locations across the country.

"A further address on Highgate Street, Liverpool, is also being searched, bringing the total number of addresses being searched to 10."

The police statement came as Downing Street revealed that the Prime Minister had spoken with the President of Pakistan about the threat from terrorism.

The talks were held amid concern about the number of suspects who had come to the UK from Pakistan on student visas.

A Downing Street spokesman said: "The President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Gordon Brown spoke by telephone last night.

"They agreed that the UK and Pakistan share a serious threat from terrorism and violent extremism, and committed to work together to address this common challenge."