(AKI) - Five terror suspects were arrested by British police in the central city of Birmingham on Tuesday. The five men, aged between 29 and 26, were arrested under anti-terrorism laws on suspicion of being involved "in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism," police said in a brief statement.Police raided five homes and two businesses early on Tuesday but stressed that the raids were not in response to an immediate threat to the public. Police released no information about the nationality or identity of the arrested men.
Britain's domestic intelligence service MI5 says on its website that the current terror threat level is 'severe'. It said there is a strong likelihood of future terrorist attacks and a continuing high threat level to the United Kingdom.