Five men arrested over plot to 'blow up government buildings'

By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent Last Updated: 12:19AM BST 22 Oct 2008

Five men have been arrested by counter-terrorism police in connection with an alleged plot to blow up government buildings.
A police officer leaves the home of one of those arrested Photo: PA
The men are being held in connection with an investigation into activities which date back more than a year and are no-longer considered active, the Daily Telegraph has learned.
Their arrests follow an investigation into a man called Parviz Khan from Small Heath, Birmingham, who was jailed for life earlier this year after pleading guilty to plotting to kidnap and execute a British soldier, sources said.
West Midlands Counter-Terrorism Unit said they had conducted a "long and complex investigation" before making the arrests in raids at 6am on Tuesday morning.

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The five men, aged between 29 and 36, were detained under the Terrorism Act and police searched their homes along with three other properties.