Terror police hold two as they investigate possible links to Syria kidnap group Officers were searching two residential addresses in east London under the Terrorism Act in connection with their inquiries. In recent months concerns have been raised that foreign nationals are travelling to Syria with the intention of supporting jihadist movements. In August, Khalid Mahmood, Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, told the BBC that a number of people in his constituency were travelling to the war-torn Middle Eastern state, and that he expected this to increase.