TWO people are dramatically dragged out of a car at gunpoint and arrested by anti-terror cops in Birmingham — just a week after the Westminster attack.

A man, 21, and a woman, 23, were detained on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts in the Alum Rock area on Wednesday.

Anti-terror cops dramatically swooped on two suspects in Birmingham on Wednesday Credit: Caters

The two suspects, aged 21 and 23, were taken down by armed police on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts Credit: Caters News Agency

Heavily armed cops patrolled the area as the two suspects, a man and a woman, were arrested Credit: Caters News Agency

Snaps from the scene show several masked and plain-clothed specialist officers pouncing on the unnamed suspects' red Ford Fiesta motor.

West Midlands Counter Terrorism detectives are also searching six properties in the city - five homes and one business address - as part of the investigation.

Police said searches are ongoing but the arrests on Alum Rock Rd were "pre-planned and intelligence-led".

An anonymous witness who filmed the dramatic operation said he heard cars screeching near his place of work on Farndon Road.

He told the Birmingham Mail: "I got there and I saw the police and they were in various cars. Some of them were in a plain white van.

"There was an unmarked police car at the front and back of a red Ford Fiesta car.

"The police got out of the van and cars and started shouting.

"They started shouting to get down on the floor, then they dragged the occupant out of the car and on to the floor. They had guns pointed at him."

Several officers were involved in the 'intelligence-led' operation in Birmingham Credit: Caters News Agency

Two people were arrested in the Alum Rock area of the city Credit: Caters News Agency

Heavily armed police were on the scene as the arrests were carried out Credit: Caters News Agency

Officers, who have 48 hours to question the suspects before charging them, releasing them or applying for a warrant for further detention, said there is "no risk to the public's safety".

Police said the arrests "are not connected in any way" to last week's Westminster terror attack which led to raids across the country, including in Birmingham.

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