Tue, 21 Dec, 2010 - 00:00
Chris Greenwood
Unarmed officers from four forces swooped on homes in London, Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham and Cardiff at 5am.
The raids came after several months of surveillance and monitoring by police and MI5 officers.
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