LONDON (AFP) — Four men arrested last week during raids in Birmingham have been charged under anti-terrorism laws and will appear in court on Tuesday, police said.
Three of the men, aged 29, 30 and 34, all from the city, were charged with engaging in conduct with the intention of assisting in the commission of acts of terrorism, West Midlands police said late Monday.
A fourth man, aged 31, also from Birmingham, was charged with failure to disclose information relating to an act of terrorism.
A fifth man arrested in the raids on October 21 was released without charge.
Britain has been on heightened alert since suicide bombings on London's public transport network in July 2005 left 56 dead, including the bombers.
The country's terror threat level is currently at "severe", the second-highest of five levels.
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