Police search homes in N.England after UK bombs

LONDON (Reuters) – Police said they searched five homes in
northern England on Tuesday as a “significant” part of the
investigation into last week’s London bombings which killed at
least 52 people.

Detectives from London, together with local officers,
searched four properties in West Yorkshire under warrants
issued under the Terrorism Act and were examining a fifth.

The searches were part of a pre-planned intelligence-led
operation, a spokeswoman said, but there have been have been no
arrests at this stage.

“The searches are in connection with the terrorist attacks
in London on July 7,” she added.

An anti-terrorist police spokeswoman said the searches were
thought to be “significant.”

Tuesday’s operation was the first reported swoop in what
police describe as the biggest crime scene investigation in
English history.

Attackers killed at least 52 people and injured more than
700 after bombs were detonated on three underground trains and
a double-decker bus.