UK terrorism: Second home searched
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An area of Gloucester was evacuated during the search for explosives.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Police have been searching a second property in Gloucester, western England, close to the home of a man being quizzed over suspected international terrorist links.
The flat in Barton Street, Gloucester, near to the home of a 24-year old man where explosives were found Thursday, is to undergo forensic examination.
The suspect is still being questioned by anti-terrorist police after being transferred to high-security Paddington Green police station in London Thursday night.
Officers executed a search warrant on the second property -- a shop called "Pound Plus" with a flat above it -- at 1 a.m. (0100 GMT) Friday morning.
The shop, directly opposite a police station, was shut up but the floral curtains of its first-floor flat were open. The property was not cordoned off.
"This is in connection with the on-going anti-terrorist operation being run by the Met," a Gloucestershire Police spokeswoman said of the latest search.
"No arrests have been made. The property is due to undergo forensic examination later today."
Scotland Yard confirmed last night that a "relatively small amount" of explosives had been removed safely from the suspect's home. Officials did not give details on the type of explosive material.
Anti-terrorist branch officers and local police evacuated several streets around the home yesterday as they carried out the search.
Deputy Chief Constable Martin Baker of Gloucestershire Police said the explosive material had been removed safely from the first home searched and there was no present danger to the public.
The officer called for the media to keep a "level head" about the case.
Anti-terrorist Branch officers were also working with Lancashire police in a search of two additional addresses in Blackburn, Lancashire. These additional searches were being carried out in connection with the arrest of the 24-year-old.
As a precaution, one of the addresses in Blackburn was evacuated Thursday.
In another case police said was not connected to the Gloucester arrest, British anti-terror police arrested a 39-year-old man in the northern city of Manchester Thursday, the Scotland Yard spokesman said.
Britain's top police officer Sir John Stevens has said that London will be on high terror alert for the foreseeable future. Police had previously warned that an attack in Britain was almost inevitable.
Security services were put on a heightened state of alert after they received warnings of a possible al Qaeda attack.
On Wednesday, Britain laid down plans to hand police emergency powers to combat terror attacks, days after devastating bombs against British targets in Turkey.
Britain, which fought alongside the United States in Iraq, set aside £330 million ($562 million) in this year's budget to counter the threat of attack.
-- CNN Correspondent Matthew Chance and Producer Eden Ponz contributed to this report
