Ex Guantanamo Detainee Arrested In Muslim-Held Enclave Of West Midlands, England

25th February 2014

BigAndy9 wants to say something - they could all be innocent - being arrested does not imply guilt of any crime!

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg is among four people who have been arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences, police have said.

Mr Begg, 45, who was held by the US authorities for almost three years, was arrested earlier with two other men and a woman in the West Midlands.

He was detained on suspicion of attending a terrorist training camp and facilitating terrorism overseas.

Counter-terrorism police also said they were searching three homes.

The other people arrested - a 36-year-old man from Shirley, a 44-year-old woman and her son, 20, both from Sparkhill - are being held on suspicion of facilitating terrorism overseas.

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that Moazzam Begg was arrested this morning. We are confirming this name as a result of the anticipated high public interest."

She said naming Mr Begg did "not imply any guilt".

Det Supt Shaun Edwards said the four arrests were connected.

He said: "They were pre-planned and intelligence-led. There was no immediate risk to public safety."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-26335261

A Muslim-held enclave in the Midlands?   

hmm can't be a suicide bomber or they wouldn't have caught him twice, unless he was really bad at it...

I notice andy is doing a "Daily Mail" with his head line.....  

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BigAndy9 makes the Daily Mail look like the Socialist Worker