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| Five men held under Terrorism Act | Five men held under Terrorism Act |
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| Five men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act in a series of dawn raids across the Birmingham area. | Five men have been arrested under the Terrorism Act in a series of dawn raids across the Birmingham area. |
| The men, aged between 29 and 36, are being held on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. | The men, aged between 29 and 36, are being held on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism. |
| The arrests were made at five separate addresses and searches were also being carried out at two business properties. | The arrests were made at five separate addresses and searches were also being carried out at two business properties. |
| West Midlands Police said the action followed a complex investigation by its counter-terrorism unit. | West Midlands Police said the action followed a complex investigation by its counter-terrorism unit. |
| Families supported | Families supported |
| Throughout the day, officers have been searching the properties where the raids took place, located in Sparkhill, Ward End, Hodge Hill, Bordesley Green and Aston. | |
| Another residential address in Stechford and business premises in central Birmingham and Kenilworth, in Warwickshire, were also being searched. | Another residential address in Stechford and business premises in central Birmingham and Kenilworth, in Warwickshire, were also being searched. |
| All his life, I have had no trouble from him Sobat Khan, father | |
| Meanwhile, specially trained officers have been supporting the men's families and have been speaking to community leaders. | Meanwhile, specially trained officers have been supporting the men's families and have been speaking to community leaders. |
| Sobat Khan, the father of one of the men arrested, has protested his son's innocence. | |
| "My son is not bad, he is a good boy," he said of 29-year-old Mohammed Shabir, who was arrested at their home in Benton Road in Sparkhill. | |
| "All his life, I have had no trouble from him. He just goes to work, that is all." | |
| In a statement, police said they were not seeking anyone else at this stage and stressed the arrests were not related to any immediate plot or threat to the public. | In a statement, police said they were not seeking anyone else at this stage and stressed the arrests were not related to any immediate plot or threat to the public. |