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| Five held by anti-terror police in Birmingham and at Gatwick | Five held by anti-terror police in Birmingham and at Gatwick |
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| Five people from have been arrested in Birmingham and at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism, West Midlands Police say. | |
| Three men, aged 26, 40 and 59, and a 29-year-old woman, 29 - were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday night. | |
| A 26-year-old man was arrested at Gatwick in the early hours of Friday. | A 26-year-old man was arrested at Gatwick in the early hours of Friday. |
| Police worked with MI5 and Belgian and French authorities in an operation "to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe". | Police worked with MI5 and Belgian and French authorities in an operation "to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe". |
| They said there was no risk to the public at any time and they had no information to suggest an attack in the UK was being planned. | They said there was no risk to the public at any time and they had no information to suggest an attack in the UK was being planned. |
| 'Extensive investigation' | 'Extensive investigation' |
| All five are from Birmingham and are being held in the West Midlands, police said. | All five are from Birmingham and are being held in the West Midlands, police said. |
| Police are also searching a number of properties in the city as part of the investigation. | Police are also searching a number of properties in the city as part of the investigation. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, who leads on counter-terrorism for the force, said the operation was part of an "extensive investigation", and the arrests were "pre-planned and intelligence-led". | Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, who leads on counter-terrorism for the force, said the operation was part of an "extensive investigation", and the arrests were "pre-planned and intelligence-led". |
| The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner said Whitehall officials described the operation as "significant". | |
| These were the first arrests in the UK directly connected with the investigation into the recent Brussels and Paris attacks, he said. | |
| The primary co-operation was between West Midlands Police and MI5, with input from the French and Belgian authorities, officials told our correspondent. |