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UK police arrest 5 suspected of terrorism in West Midlands

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Last Updated : Aug 27 2016 | 12:48 AM IST
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 today at 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."
Men aged 32 and 37 were arrested in Stoke, while the three arrested in Birmingham were aged 18, 24 and 28.

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First Published: Aug 27 2016 | 12:48 AM IST

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