Police quiz terror suspect

Detectives from Scotland Yard made the arrest

Police from Scotland Yard's Anti-Terrorist Branch are continuing to question an Egyptian man arrested under the Terrorism Act.

Yasser al-Siri, 38, was arrested at a house in west London early on Tuesday morning.

He was held under Section 40 of the Act, which covers individuals suspected of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorist acts.

Detectives are not believed to be linking the arrest directly to the US terror attacks, and he was not held at the request of the FBI.

Searches were carried out at Mr al-Siri's council flat in Maida Vale and a business address, also in west London.

Mr al-Siri is being held at the Paddington Green police station in central London.

Afghanistan reports

He is believed to be connected to an organisation called the Islamic Observation Centre, which says it advocates human rights for Muslims around the world.

This has been regularly reporting war news from Afghanistan since US strikes began on 7 October.

Last week it reported that an Egyptian militant, believed to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden, had been killed by a US bomb.

It also relayed a statement purportedly from Muhammad Atef, a senior al-Qaeda military commander, warning that US troops would suffer the same fate in Afghanistan that they did in Somalia.

Mr al-Siri, who arrived in the UK eight years ago and claimed asylum, has said he is just a journalist with good contacts in Afghanistan.