Police in Swindon terror arrest

The investigation is not linked to al-Qaeda activity

A 51-year-old man has been arrested at an address in the Swindon area under the Terrorism Act 2000, Scotland Yard has said.

The arrest follows an eight-day extension to quiz three men suspected of raising funds for a terrorist group.

The men are being interviewed about the Tamil Tigers - a banned organisation in the UK. The Tigers have fought a 30-year insurgency in Sri Lanka.

The men aged 33, 39 and 46, are to be held until next Tuesday.

The arrests of the first three men were as a result of a series of raids in London and Wales on 29 April.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the arrests were part of a long-term investigation into support for overseas terrorism.

"This investigation is not linked to al-Qaeda activity," he added.

A fifth man has already been charged in connection with the investigation.