CORRECTS - UK police arrest fifth man in neo-Nazi probe

CORRECTS ARREST DETAILS

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - British police have arrested a fifth man in connection with an investigation into a neo-Nazi terror group.

West Midlands Police on Friday said their officers detained a 24-year-old male on Thursday evening “on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism”.

He was also arrested under the U.K.'s Terrorism Act on suspicion of belonging to an illegal organization called National Action.

The arrest brings to five the number of people held in a probe which saw four individuals -- a 22-year-old from Birmingham, a 32-year-old man arrested in Powys, a 24-year-old arrested in Ipswich and a 24-year-old arrested in Northampton -- detained earlier this week.

The four, also alleged to belong to the banned neo-Nazi group, were arrested in a “pre-planned and intelligence-led” operation, police said on Tuesday. They remain in custody.

Media reports suggest the four men were serving members of the British military.

The fifth man was first detained on Tuesday by British military police in Cyprus, according to Friday’s statement.

He has since been taken to a police station in the West Midlands, police confirmed.

Britain operates two military outposts -- called Sovereign Base Areas -- in Southern Cyprus at Akrotiri and Dhekelia.