Three terror suspects held at airport
The men were detained at Heathrow airport in London on Thursday night after arriving on a flight from Oman.
They were arrested under Section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000, West Midlands Police said.
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Hide AdTwo of the men, aged 33 and 39, are from the Small Heath area of Birmingham and the third, aged 33, is from the Alum Rock area of the city. The arrests, carried out by officers from the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit, were pre-planned and intelligence-led.
West Midlands Police stressed they were not made in response to any immediate threat to public safety.