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British counterterrorism police make arrest
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-08-26 16:41

LONDON -- British counterterrorism police say they have arrested a 25-year-old man in Blackburn, northern England.

The arrest came just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Lancashire Police say he was arrested on suspicion of committing offenses under Britain's terror laws. Officers are searching the man's house.

He is the fourth person to be arrested on terror charges in the area in the past two weeks. Police are still questioning three men they arrested August 14.

Police would not comment further on Tuesday's arrest.