Wigan man arrested after raid by police investigating Islamist terrorism

Officers from the Met's counter terrorism command, supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North West and Greater Manchester Police, raided a property in Wigan on Tuesday morning in a pre-planned operation.

A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of disseminating terrorist publications, under section two of the Terrorism Act 2006.

He was detained and taken to a police station in Manchester, before being bailed to a date in mid-March.

Police say their inquiries are continuing.

The arrest came 10 months after police raided a home in Marsh Green on suspicion that it was a bomb-making factory.

Residents were evacuated, streets sealed off and a bomb disposal unit called in after a number of suspicious chemicals were recovered.

Three suspects aged between 20 and 25 – were detained and suspicious materials were confiscated for analysis.

The men were released under investigation.