BREAKING NEWS: Further arrest made in Chesterfield terrorism investigation

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A further arrest has been made as a result of an ongoing terrorism investigation in which a man from Chesterfield was arrested.

The 21 year old man, from the Fir Vale area of Sheffield, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The intelligence led arrest was made in the Firth Park area of Sheffield at approximately 23:00 hours on Friday evening (December 29).  Two addresses, a residential address in Fir Vale and a business address in Firth Park, are currently being searched by officers.

Derbyshire Police and South Yorkshire Police continue to work closely with their partners and communities to reassure local people and protect the public as the investigation continues. South Yorkshire Police Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: “I understand that this activity will cause concern, especially as there has been similar activity in recent weeks. I would like to firmly reiterate that we continue to work closely with our colleagues in Counter Terrorism Policing North East to keep our communities safe and identify threat and risk. . . “

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  1. Excellent! Keep the dominoes knocking each other over. Ferret out the outlier liars and the lone wolf lairs.

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