LONDON: Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences in Britain after a routine vehicle search turned up firearms and weapons, police said on Friday.
The arrests, which took place earlier this week, were announced one day after officers in London detained six terror suspects using stun guns and smoke grenades in early-morning swoops, including one on a home close toLondon's Olympic Park.
In that case, police insisted that the suspects' alleged plans to stage attacks had no link toLondon's upcoming Summer Games, which begin on July 27. West Midlands Police on Friday also said there was nothing to suggest the suspects were preparing to target the Olympics or that the arrests were linked to the London raids.
They said the arrests came after a car was stopped on the M1 motorway in South Yorkshire on June 30 and impounded for not having insurance.
It said "firearms, offensive weapons and other material" were later found hidden in the vehicle, which prompted police to trace and arrest the driver, passenger and other suspects.
Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman Steve Field insisted there was no sense of alarm at the spate of arrests so close to the start of the Summer Games.
The arrests, which took place earlier this week, were announced one day after officers in London detained six terror suspects using stun guns and smoke grenades in early-morning swoops, including one on a home close toLondon's Olympic Park.
In that case, police insisted that the suspects' alleged plans to stage attacks had no link toLondon's upcoming Summer Games, which begin on July 27. West Midlands Police on Friday also said there was nothing to suggest the suspects were preparing to target the Olympics or that the arrests were linked to the London raids.
They said the arrests came after a car was stopped on the M1 motorway in South Yorkshire on June 30 and impounded for not having insurance.
It said "firearms, offensive weapons and other material" were later found hidden in the vehicle, which prompted police to trace and arrest the driver, passenger and other suspects.
Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman Steve Field insisted there was no sense of alarm at the spate of arrests so close to the start of the Summer Games.
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