Midlands mosque bombings: one man released without charge Police and arrmy bomb disposal officers at the scene of a blast near a mosque in Titpton, West Midlands, on 12 July. Photograph: Stringer/EPA One of two men arrested in connection with a series of mosque bombings has been released without charge, say police. The 22-year-old Ukrainian man arrested last week is now helping counter-terrorism officers as a witness, West Midlands police said. He had been detained along with a 25-year-old fellow Ukrainian in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in connection with explosions near three mosques in the West Midlands. The 25-year-old man continues to be questioned on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism, following explosions in Walsall on 21 June, Wolverhampton on 28 June and Tipton on 12 July. The man in custody was further arrested on Saturday on suspicion of the murder of 82-year-old Mohammed Saleem in Small Heath on 29 April. Saleem's murder is part of a wider investigation being carried out by the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit. Police cordons were expected to be lifted in Tipton and Wolverhampton later on Monday, while police continued to search an industrial unit in Small Heath and a forensic team is investigating the area near where Saleem was attacked. Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, of West Midlands police, said: "I would like to thank the public for their ongoing support and the way in which they responded to our appeals for help with each of these crimes. The murder of Mohammed Saleem now forms part of the wider West Midlands counter-terrorism unit inquiry and will be thoroughly investigated. I appreciate that there has been significant disruption whilst experts search each of the affected locations, but equally I hope that people understand the need to both ensure public safety whilst conducting a thorough investigation.