This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/15/five-people-arrested-in-west-midlands-uk-over-planning-terrorist-acts
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Five arrested in UK after inquiry linked to Brussels and Paris terror attacks | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Counter-terror police in the West Midlands have arrested five people on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts following an investigation that involved Belgian and French authorities. | Counter-terror police in the West Midlands have arrested five people on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts following an investigation that involved Belgian and French authorities. |
| West Midlands police said it had been working with Belgian and French authorities to “address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe”. | West Midlands police said it had been working with Belgian and French authorities to “address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe”. |
| Four people – three men aged 26, 40 and 59 and a 29-year-old woman – were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday night and a 26-year-old man was arrested at Gatwick airport in the early hours of Friday. | Four people – three men aged 26, 40 and 59 and a 29-year-old woman – were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday night and a 26-year-old man was arrested at Gatwick airport in the early hours of Friday. |
| Assistant chief constable Marcus Beale, who leads on counter terrorism for the West Midlands, said: “This action forms part of an extensive investigation by West Midlands counter terrorism unit, together with the wider counter terrorism network, MI5 and international partners including Belgian and French authorities to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe.” | Assistant chief constable Marcus Beale, who leads on counter terrorism for the West Midlands, said: “This action forms part of an extensive investigation by West Midlands counter terrorism unit, together with the wider counter terrorism network, MI5 and international partners including Belgian and French authorities to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe.” |
| The arrests were pre-planned and intelligence-led, Beale added, and there was no risk to the public at any time and there is no information to suggest an attack in the UK was being planned. | The arrests were pre-planned and intelligence-led, Beale added, and there was no risk to the public at any time and there is no information to suggest an attack in the UK was being planned. |
| All five are currently being held in the West Midlands, where they are being questioned. | All five are currently being held in the West Midlands, where they are being questioned. |
| Police are also searching a number of properties in Birmingham as part of the investigation and these are on-going. | Police are also searching a number of properties in Birmingham as part of the investigation and these are on-going. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |