Overview
- Specialist officers detained a 27-year-old woman from Hailsham and three men from Eastbourne aged 33, 36 and 41.
- All four were arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and remain in police custody.
- Searches at residential properties are ongoing in the Eastbourne and Brighton areas, with a heightened police presence expected locally.
- Counter Terrorism Policing South East is leading the investigation with support from Sussex Police.
- Assistant Chief Constable Steve Rayland urged residents to share any relevant information and sought to reassure communities about the pre-planned nature of the action.