Four men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into an alleged suicide bomb plot in Birmingham.
1:44PM GMT 15 Nov 2011
The four men – three aged 19 and one aged 24 - are accused of raising funds for terrorism and travelling to Pakistan for terrorist training.
The men were arrested in connection with a “major counter-terrorism investigation” known as Operation Pitsford.
The men were detained by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit at their home addresses in the Sparkhill area of the city early on Tuesday morning.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said the arrests were “pre-planned” and armed officers were not involved.
All four are being held under the Terrorism Act 2000 and detectives have an initial 48 hours to question the suspects before charging, releasing or applying for a warrant of further detention.
Eight people arrested over the last two months have already been charged. Three are alleged to have been plotting a suicide bombing campaign of “mass murder” on the streets of Britain.
Two of those are said to have travelled to Pakistan where they received terrorist training and made alleged suicide videos before returning to build a bomb.
The men were under surveillance as part of an “intelligence led operation” by MI5 and the police as they discussed their alleged plans, which were picked up by listening devices.
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