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| Four men who were held following raids in Birmingham have been charged with offences under the Terrorism Act, West Midlands Police said. | Four men who were held following raids in Birmingham have been charged with offences under the Terrorism Act, West Midlands Police said. |
| The men were arrested in dawn raids that took place last Tuesday. | The men were arrested in dawn raids that took place last Tuesday. |
| West Midlands Police said the arrests had followed a complex investigation by its counter-terrorism unit. | West Midlands Police said the arrests had followed a complex investigation by its counter-terrorism unit. |
| Forensic teams removed a number of items from six homes and two business premises, one in Birmingham and the other in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. | Forensic teams removed a number of items from six homes and two business premises, one in Birmingham and the other in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. |
| The dawn raids took place in the Sparkhill, Ward End, Hodge Hill, Bordesley Green and Aston areas of Birmingham. | The dawn raids took place in the Sparkhill, Ward End, Hodge Hill, Bordesley Green and Aston areas of Birmingham. |
| Police said after the arrests that they were "not related to any immediate plot or threat to public safety" and that no-one else was being sought in connection with the investigation. |