UK police arrest 5 suspected of terrorism in West Midlands

LONDON (AP) — Police in central England have arrested five men on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism.

Detectives from the West Midlands police department's counter-terrorism unit arrested the men Friday at locations in Birmingham and nearby Stoke-on-Trent. Officers are searching several locations in both cities as part of the investigation.

A police statement says a military bomb disposal team has been deployed to the Lee Bank district in central Birmingham as a "precautionary measure."