Six people arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences at Dover

SIX people have been arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences.

Six people have been arrested at Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences GETTY

Six people have been arrested at Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences

Five men and one woman in their 20s were detained at around 8pm in the departure zone of the Kent port, West Midlands police said on Twitter. 

Four of the men, all in their 20s, are from Birmingham, while a 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman of no fixed address were also held.

Searches are now underway at a number of addresses in Birmingham. 

The suspects, who are not a family group and were not accompanied by children, did not pose any immediate risk to public safety, officers said. 

They are being questioned at a police station in the West Midlands area. 

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