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Police granted more time to question three men arrested in Syria terror probe

West Midlands Police have been granted more time to continue questioning three Birmingham men arrested in Dover on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences.

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The men were arrested last Friday, and officers now have until next Friday to charge or release the suspects, who are all in their twenties and from Birmingham.

The men were part of a group of six ? five men and one woman ? detained at the port.

Two of the men are no longer suspected of terrorism offences have been handed over to immigration authorities for further investigation. The woman was released without charge.

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