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Four arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of Syria terror offences Moazzam Begg among four arrested in Birmingham terror raids
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Three men and a woman have been been arrested on suspicion of terror offences connected to the conflict in Syria, police have said. A man arrested in terrorism raids in Birmingham on Tuesday morning is Moazzam Begg, the former Guantánamo detainee, the Guardian has learned.
West Midlands police said it had detained a 45-year-old man from the Hall Green area of Birmingham on suspicion of attending a terrorist training camp and facilitating terrorism overseas. West Midlands police said those arrested were connected to alleged Syria-related terrorism offences.
A man, aged 36, from the city's Shirley area, and a 44-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son, both from Sparkhill, were also arrested of suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas. The offences are all Syria-related, the force added. Begg, 45, was arrested in Hall Green, Birmingham, and is suspected of attending a terrorist training camp and facilitating terrorism overseas.
He was previously incarcerated by the United States in Guantánamo Bay before being released without charge. In recent years he has been a campaigner with the group Caged, which campaigns for those it says are unfairly targeted by the west's war on terror.
Police said three men and a woman had been arrested on suspicion of terror offences connected to the conflict in Syria.
A man, aged 36, from the city's Shirley area, and a 44-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son, both from Sparkhill, were also arrested on suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas. The offences are all Syria-related, the force added.
All four are being held at a police station in the West Midlands and their three home addresses are being searched by officers from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit.All four are being held at a police station in the West Midlands and their three home addresses are being searched by officers from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit.
Officers said they were in the process of removing vehicles and electronic equipment for forensic analysis.Officers said they were in the process of removing vehicles and electronic equipment for forensic analysis.
Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, head of investigations for the regional counter-terrorism unit, said: "All four arrests are connected. They were pre-planned and intelligence-led. There was no immediate risk to public safety.Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, head of investigations for the regional counter-terrorism unit, said: "All four arrests are connected. They were pre-planned and intelligence-led. There was no immediate risk to public safety.
"We continue to urge anyone planning to travel to Syria to read the advice issued by the Foreign Office.""We continue to urge anyone planning to travel to Syria to read the advice issued by the Foreign Office."