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| Five men arrested by West Midlands anti-terror police | Five men arrested by West Midlands anti-terror police |
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| Five men have been arrested by West Midlands anti-terrorism police. | Five men have been arrested by West Midlands anti-terrorism police. |
| Police said an army bomb disposal team had been sent to Birmingham's Lee Bank area as a "precautionary measure" as a result of one of the arrests. | Police said an army bomb disposal team had been sent to Birmingham's Lee Bank area as a "precautionary measure" as a result of one of the arrests. |
| Two men, aged 32 and 37, were arrested in the Stoke area of Staffordshire. The other three men, aged 18, 24 and 28, were arrested in Birmingham. | Two men, aged 32 and 37, were arrested in the Stoke area of Staffordshire. The other three men, aged 18, 24 and 28, were arrested in Birmingham. |
| Police said they were all held on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. | Police said they were all held on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. |
| All five men are being held in the West Midlands. | All five men are being held in the West Midlands. |
| A number of properties in the Stoke and Birmingham areas are being searched as part of the investigation. | A number of properties in the Stoke and Birmingham areas are being searched as part of the investigation. |
| An area outside the Pentahotel on Holloway Head in Birmingham city centre has been cordoned off. | An area outside the Pentahotel on Holloway Head in Birmingham city centre has been cordoned off. |
| The arrests are "intelligence-led and part of an ongoing investigation", police said. | |
| Veshh Kumar, a concierge at Pentahotel, said: "We had seen police activity since about 12:00 BST then all of a sudden at about 16:00 the bomb squad and the army arrived. | |
| "The police told us to keep all the guests safe indoors. We don't know which building it was or what has taken place." |