Ten Men Detained in UK
Ten foreign nationals who the Home Office says pose a threat to national security have been detained in the UK.
The Jordanian cleric Abu Qatada, who is subject to a control order, is among them, the BBC has learned.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke confirmed 10 people would be detained pending deportation but he did not name them.
The raids, in Leicestershire, London, Luton and the West Midlands, follow an agreement between the UK and Jordan that deportees would not be persecuted.
Mr Clarke confirmed: “The immigration service has today detained 10 foreign nationals who I believe pose a threat to national security.”
He added: “The circumstances of our national security have changed. It is vital that we act against those who threaten it.”
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