UK police seize Gaza aid vans
The vans were part of 100 vehicle aid convoy headed to Gaza.
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A boat had also been donated and was part of the convoy.
The group said that volunteers planned to drive 8,000km through France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt where they had hoped to cross the border at Rafah into Gaza on March 2.
Lancashire police said the cargo from the three seized vehicles was being “thoroughly checked by search officers who are working as quickly as they can to ensure that the parcels can be released and continue on to their destination”.
Lancashire police said they were searching five houses in the town of Burnley on Saturday after arresting nine men under anti-terrorism laws on a motorway near Preston on Friday.
Six of the men have been released and the remaining three are still in custody. Police can hold them without charge until Sunday night.