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20/04/2012
Three Arrested At Heathrow Under Suspicion Of Terrorism
Three Birmingham men were arrested at Heathrow airport on Thursday night after getting off a flight from Oman. West Midlands police detained the men, under section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000, on suspicion of possessing articles and documents with intent to use them for terrorist purposes overseas,
Two of the men, aged 33 and 39, are from the Small Heath area of the city and the third, aged 33, from Alum Rock.
The arrests, made by officers from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit, were pre-planned and intelligence-led.
West Midlands police said they were not made in response to any immediate threat to public safety.
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Two of the men, aged 33 and 39, are from the Small Heath area of the city and the third, aged 33, from Alum Rock.
The arrests, made by officers from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit, were pre-planned and intelligence-led.
West Midlands police said they were not made in response to any immediate threat to public safety.
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