Two people arrested in Manchester in connection with the Westminister terror attack have been released.

A 32-year-old woman who was arrested early Friday morning has been bailed ‘pending further enquiries’ until later this month.

A 35-year-old man who was arrested at a property at Lawnside Mews in West Didsbury has been released without any further police action.

Police remained inside the gated community on Saturday morning.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman has now said: “A 35-year-old-man has been released with no further police action; a 32-year-old woman has been bailed pending further enquiries to a date in late March. Both were arrested in Manchester.”

Two other men, a 58-year-old and a 27-year-old, from Birmingham remain in custody and are being detained under the Terrorism Act.

Six other people were released from police custody with no further action.

They included a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man who were arrested at an address in Birmingham and a 26-year-old woman and three men aged 28, 27 and 26 years old arrested at separate addresses in the city.

One other person remains on police bail.

A 39-year-old woman was arrested at an address in east London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. She has since been released on bail until a date in late March.

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Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said: “Terrorist acts and hate crimes are committed by a tiny minority of people and are not representative of the public.

"We need to work together to defeat those who seek to destroy our communities with hate, fear, and violence.

“I urge people to come to us with any concerns you have, with the knowledge that we stand with you and will take action against any criminal behaviour.

“You can speak to a Neighbourhood officer, or call 101, if you are concerned about anything, and always call 999 in an emergency.

“I want be clear that there is no specific intelligence suggesting that there is any raised level of threat within Greater Manchester,” he said.