25/02/2014

Four Arrested In Syrian Terrorism Investigation

Four people from the West Midlands have been arrested in connection with Syria-related terrorism.

A 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attending a terrorist training camp and facilitating terrorism overseas, along with a 36-year-old man from Shirley, a 44-year-old woman and her 20-year-old son, both from Sparkhill, who were arrested on suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas.

Counter-terrorist police are conducting searches of three homes in connection with the arrests, with electronic equipment having been removed for forensic analysis.

(MH/CD)

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