Britain Arrests 5 in Probe of Terrorist Links to Belgium, France

Counter-terrorism police in Britain on Friday said they had arrested five suspects during investigations following the recent terrorist attacks in Belgium and France.

Officers arrested three men aged 26, 40 and 59 and a 29-year-old woman in the city of Birmingham late Thursday, followed by the arrest of 26-year-old man at Gatwick Airport near London early Friday, West Midlands Police said in a statement.

The statement said all five were arrested "on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism," during investigations of potential threats to Britain following the attacks in Brussels and Paris.

"This action forms part of an extensive investigation by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, together with the wider counter-terrorism network, intelligence agency MI5 and international partners including Belgian and French authorities to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe," said Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, who heads the counter-terrorism unit.

Source : QNA