Five activists arrested in G20 'bomb plot'

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Five people suspected of terrorist offences are being questioned by police today in connection with an alleged plot to target the G20 summit.

Three men and two women have been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Plymouth over the last three days after officers uncovered a cache of weapons and suspected extremist material during a house search. They are being questioned over claims they planned to target the meeting of the world's most powerful political leaders in London later this week. The five were held after officers found weapons, imitation weapons, suspicious devices and 'material relating to political ideology' during a house search, a police spokesman said.

The arrests will heighten tensions ahead of this week's summit in London. A massive police operation is in place to protect the world leaders, including President Obama who is due to arrive in the capital tomorrow.

The alleged plot was uncovered after officers conducted a series of raids following the arrest of a 25-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage on Friday evening. As police searched his home they found the weapons and suspected extremist material. Several suspicious devices were also seized and sent for detailed forensic examination.

Three people at the property were arrested for drugs offences. Further investigations led police to a 19-year-old man who was arrested yesterday. All five have now been detained under the Terrorism Act. The men, aged 25, 19 and 16, and two women, both aged 20, who all live in Plymouth, remain in custody, a police spokesman said.

Scotland Yard officers are liaising with investigators in south-west England over the suspected plot. One source said the group are political activists who may have aspired to disrupt the G20 summit but not to injure or kill. It is understood search teams have found a small number of suspicious devices that indicate any action would have been on a small scale.

The devices found have been sent for further forensic examination and police have not ruled out further searches as the net widens. Police said the investigation is not linked to any particular religious group and centres around 'political activity involving British nationals'. Scotland Yard has issued warnings that protesters are planning to bring the City of London to a standstill with high-profile protests.

The G20 summit, to be held at the Excel arena in London's Docklands, has been described by senior officers as the capital's most challenging police operation for a decade. Several thousand officers will be on duty when the leaders of the world's 20 richest countries, including US President Barack Obama, descend on the capital. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'We would stress that the investigation is at a very early stage and that speculation regarding the capability, intention or motivation of those arrested is unhelpful.

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