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Terror suspects due before court | |
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Four men are due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates Court charged with terrorism offences, following a series of raids in Birmingham. | |
The unnamed men, who are all from the area, are suspected of helping to commission acts of terrorism. | |
They include a 29-year-old from Bordesley Green, a 30-year-old from Sparkbrook, a 34-year-old from Ward End and a 31-year-old from Hodge Hill. | |
The latter is also charged with failing to disclose relevant information. | |
West Midlands Police said a fifth man had been released without charge. | |
The men were arrested during dawn raids in the Sparkhill, Ward End, Hodge Hill, Bordesley Green and Aston areas of Birmingham on 21 October. | |
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. |
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. | 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. |