A young couple have been arrested on suspicion of planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the UK. The 24-year-old man and his 23-year-old girlfriend were detained by the counter terrorism police in Reading and Wokingham on Thursday 28th May 2015.
The couple are being questioned by officers from West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism.
The 24-year-old man has been identified as Mohammed Rehman, from Reading, while his girlfriend was from Earley, Wokingham. During his arrest, officers were seen carrying a number of items, including laptops, computers and mobile phones from the property.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said, "A man aged 24 from Reading and a woman aged 23 from Wokingham have been arrested on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism in the UK.”
He further added, “The arrests were intelligence led and made to safeguard public safety. However, the action taken was pre-planned and police assess that the pair did not posed any imminent threat. The man is from the Palmer Park area of Reading and the woman from Earley in Wokingham. They are being taken to a police station in the West Midlands area for questioning.”
