Fifth arrest in PM death plot probe

by Dave Keating | August 26, 2008 at 11:45 pm

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The investigation into an alleged plot to kill UK prime minister Gordon Brown is expanding in scope. A fifth man has now been arrested in the scheme.

Detectives investigating a suspected plot to kill the Prime Minister have arrested a fifth man.

A 29-year-old man was arrested in Derby on Tuesday for alleged offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.

Officers are searching an address in Derby, which will take several days.

The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation by Greater Manchester Police Counter Terrorism Unit and Lancashire Police.

Five men are now being held in custody. Three were arrested at Manchester Airport and in Accrington on August 14, and a fourth was detained in Blackburn on Tuesday.