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UK police arrest 5 suspected of terrorism in West Midlands

Police in central England have arrested five men on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism.

 

Detectives from the West Midlands police department's counter-terrorism unit arrested the men on Friday at different locations in Birmingham and nearby Stoke-on-Trent. Officers are searching several locations in both cities as part of the investigation.

 

A police statement says a military bomb disposal team has been deployed to the Lee Bank district in central Birmingham as a "precautionary measure."

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.26.16, 22:00