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05/08/2015
Two Teenagers Arrested By Counter Terrorism Police
Two 18-year-old men have been arrested by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.
The two men were detained at their home addresses in Alum Rock and Washwood Heath at 7am on Tuesday morning, on suspicion of distributing a terrorist publication.
Police said that the arrests were pre-planned and intelligence led and relates to the supply of a suspected ideological text-not an operational manual, such as bomb making instructions.
They added that there was no immediate threat to public safety.
The two men are currently being questioned at a police station within the West Midlands.
(MH)
The two men were detained at their home addresses in Alum Rock and Washwood Heath at 7am on Tuesday morning, on suspicion of distributing a terrorist publication.
Police said that the arrests were pre-planned and intelligence led and relates to the supply of a suspected ideological text-not an operational manual, such as bomb making instructions.
They added that there was no immediate threat to public safety.
The two men are currently being questioned at a police station within the West Midlands.
(MH)
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