UK ARRESTS 5 ‘LIKELY’ LINKED TO BRUSSELS ATTACK SUSPECT:

Police in England announced Friday 15 April 2016, the arrest of five people on suspicion of planning terror attacks in a case which could prove linked to the ISIS cell behind the deadly attacks in Paris and Brussels. The West Midlands Police force said three men, aged 26, 40 and 59, and a 29-year-old woman were arrested in Birmingham, in northern England, the previous night and another man, 26, was arrested at Gatwick Airport south of London early Friday morning. The police source said the arrests were the result of "an extensive investigation by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU), together with the wider counter terrorism network, MI5 and international partners including Belgian and French authorities.” The five were in custody and being questioned "on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism." Police said a "number of properties" in Birmingham were still being searched Friday as part of the ongoing investigation. While the police did not directly link the arrests to the November 2015 carnage in Paris or the bomb attacks on Brussels Airport and subway system in March 2016, two of the suspects linked to the violence made repeated visits to Birmingham prior to the attacks in Paris. (CBS)