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| Birmingham 'police kidnap hoax': Three arrested | |
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| Three men, including a police officer, have been arrested following a hoax terror plot to kidnap an officer. | |
| The West Midlands officer and two other men are being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. | The West Midlands officer and two other men are being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. |
| Police said they were given "false and malicious information" suggesting an officer was to "be kidnapped as part of a terrorist plot". | Police said they were given "false and malicious information" suggesting an officer was to "be kidnapped as part of a terrorist plot". |
| West Midlands police were put on high alert because of the hoax. | |
| The three Birmingham men are questioned by anti-terrorism and anti-corruption teams. | |
| The 28-year-old officer at Birmingham West & Central Local Policing Unit has also been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and misuse of police systems. | |
| The other men, aged 25 and 31, are also being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. | The other men, aged 25 and 31, are also being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. |
| 'Credible threat' | |
| The force issued an alert to officers and staff after receiving the anonymous tip-off on 8 December last year. | |
| It urged them to take extra precautions, including not wearing uniform during journeys to and from work. | |
| "At a time when the national threat level was severe, the threat was considered credible and police acted swiftly to protect officers and police staff," a police spokesman said. | |
| The three men are being questioned by detectives from West Midland Police's Anti-Corruption Unit, with support from the Counter Terrorism Unit. | |
| A 31-year-old man, who was arrested on the day of the offence, was eliminated from inquiries and has been deported. |