Officers from the Metropolitan Police's counter terrorism squad searched his home.

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Rather than seek such authority, senior policemen involved in the investigation have singled out the importance of electronic surveillance and the need for a country-wide counter-terrorism squad.

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Bogota is to get a new 212-strong anti-terrorism police squad, and more than 30 new police posts in outlying suburbs.

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