(BBC) Police have been given more time to question four Iranian men over an alleged terror plot in the UK.
The men were arrested on 3 May on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act, the Metropolitan Police said.
The suspects, detained under the Terrorism Act, can be held until 17 May after the force obtained warrants to further extend their detention.
A fifth Iranian man, who was detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, has been released on bail with conditions.
The five men — two aged 29, a 40-year-old, a 24-year-old and another aged 46 — on 3 May — were arrested in Swindon, west London, Stockport, Rochdale and Manchester.
