Suspected Terror Plot Uncovered in UK

The Takeaway

Six men and one women have been arrested by British police on suspicions of planning a terror attack in Birmingham. While the details are not yet known, police say the threat appears to involve Islamist radicals. The suspects are between the ages of 22 and 32, and are all British citizens. Bob Walker, correspondent for the BBC, reports on the latest.

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