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| Walsall mosque explosion: police arrest two men in Birmingham | Walsall mosque explosion: police arrest two men in Birmingham |
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| Two men have been arrested by detectives investigating an explosion near a mosque. | Two men have been arrested by detectives investigating an explosion near a mosque. |
| Officers from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit arrested the men, aged 25 and 22, in the Small Heath area of Birmingham at about 3pm on Thursday. | Officers from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit arrested the men, aged 25 and 22, in the Small Heath area of Birmingham at about 3pm on Thursday. |
| A police spokesman said both men had been detained in connection with a blast caused by a small homemade device in the Caldmore area of Walsall on 21 June. | A police spokesman said both men had been detained in connection with a blast caused by a small homemade device in the Caldmore area of Walsall on 21 June. |
| The men were arrested less than 24 hours after police issued CCTV images of a man they urgently wished to trace in connection with the inquiry. | The men were arrested less than 24 hours after police issued CCTV images of a man they urgently wished to trace in connection with the inquiry. |
| No one was hurt in the blast, which caused minimal damage to a wall near the Aisha Mosque and Islamic Centre in Rutter Street, Caldmore. | No one was hurt in the blast, which caused minimal damage to a wall near the Aisha Mosque and Islamic Centre in Rutter Street, Caldmore. |
| Although residents in the area heard a loud bang at the time of the explosion, the incident was not reported to the police until the following day when parts of the device were found by a worshipper at the mosque, sparking a major operation involving army bomb disposal experts. | Although residents in the area heard a loud bang at the time of the explosion, the incident was not reported to the police until the following day when parts of the device were found by a worshipper at the mosque, sparking a major operation involving army bomb disposal experts. |
| More than 100 residents were evacuated from their homes overnight as the remnants of the device were made safe. | More than 100 residents were evacuated from their homes overnight as the remnants of the device were made safe. |
| The police spokesman said three streets in the Small Heath area had been cordoned off following the arrest operation. | The police spokesman said three streets in the Small Heath area had been cordoned off following the arrest operation. |
| "An area in Talbot Way, Small Heath, is being searched and as a precaution there has been an evacuation of a number of properties," the spokesman added. | "An area in Talbot Way, Small Heath, is being searched and as a precaution there has been an evacuation of a number of properties," the spokesman added. |
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