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Four held after car bomb kidnap | Four held after car bomb kidnap |
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Four people have been arrested in Birmingham over the suspected kidnap of a man who was tied up in a car and told he was connected to a bomb. | Four people have been arrested in Birmingham over the suspected kidnap of a man who was tied up in a car and told he was connected to a bomb. |
The man was found in a car filled with gas canisters in Landor Street, Saltley, on Sunday morning. | The man was found in a car filled with gas canisters in Landor Street, Saltley, on Sunday morning. |
He told police he was bundled into a car by a group of men as he walked along Wake Green Road in Moseley. | He told police he was bundled into a car by a group of men as he walked along Wake Green Road in Moseley. |
Three men aged 23, 24 and 54, and a 27-year-old woman have been questioned by West Midlands Police and bailed. | |
They were arrested on Wednesday night and released in the early hours of Thursday after questioning. | They were arrested on Wednesday night and released in the early hours of Thursday after questioning. |
Homes evacuated | Homes evacuated |
The man said he was threatened and assaulted by the men before being transferred to the white Nissan Micra which was filled with blue camping-type canisters. | |
He remained in the car "too frightened to move" before being rescued. | He remained in the car "too frightened to move" before being rescued. |
Several homes were evacuated and trains using New Street Station were delayed when a 500m police cordon was set up. | Several homes were evacuated and trains using New Street Station were delayed when a 500m police cordon was set up. |
The Nissan car, registration R230 ECX, was sold by its previous owner three weeks earlier and the force wants to know where it was stored afterwards. | The Nissan car, registration R230 ECX, was sold by its previous owner three weeks earlier and the force wants to know where it was stored afterwards. |
Police want to hear from anyone who may have sold a quantity of gas canisters or anyone who saw the car prior to the incident. | Police want to hear from anyone who may have sold a quantity of gas canisters or anyone who saw the car prior to the incident. |
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