Two Eastern European men arrested in connection with bomb attacks on Midlands mosques in the wake of Lee Rigby's death Latest bomb exploded on Friday just an hour after the soldier's funeral The first exploded late last month A 22-year-old and a 25-year-old arrested in connection with the blasts Detectives investigating explosions outside two mosques in the wake of Lee Rigby's death have arrested two Eastern European men in connection with the attacks. West Midlands Police said two men, aged 25 and 22, were detained by Counter Terrorism officers in Small Heath, Birmingham, just before three o'clock this afternoon. the men are being questioned on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism following blasts near the Aisha Mosque and Islamic Centre in the Caldmore area of Walsall last month and the Tipton mosque last Friday. Terrifying: A bomb disposal robot searches the car park of the Tipton mosque, where a nail bomb exploded last Friday just an hour after the funeral of soldier Lee Rigby Also hit: The Aisha Mosque, in Walsall, where a bomb exploded last month Residents were evacuated after the latest blast, near the Kanzul Iman Masjid in Tipton, left nails and debris scattered outside. Danger: Police at the scene in Tipton last Friday, where a controlled explosion was carried out Safety: Residents were evacuated after the blast, which came an hour after the funeral of Lee Rigby Probe: Forensic search Rutter Street in Walsall after the discovery of the bomb there last month Evacutations: No-one was hurt in that blast, which caused minimal damage to a wall near the mosque Today's arrests come less than 24 hours after police issued CCTV images of a man they urgently wished to trace in connection with the inquiry. About half of all mosques and Muslim centres in Britain have been subjected to Islamophobic attacks since 9/11, it has been revealed. The figures, from the Islamophobia watchdog Tell Mama, found that between 40 and 60 per cent of mosques and other Islamic centres - about 700 - have been targeted in Britain since the 2001 attack on New York's World Trade Center. There have been a spate of attacks on mosques since the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby, for which two Muslim men have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Drummer Rigby was hacked to death in front of horrified on-lookers in south-east London last month. One of the men was arrested on Talbot Way in Small Heath after being spotted by officers working in the local area, while the second was taken into custody at a property nearby. Army bomb disposal experts have been deployed to the area and properties around an industrial estate have been temporarily evacuated as a precaution, West Midlands Police said. Following the arrests, Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beale, who is leading the operation, said: 'I would like to thank the public for their ongoing support and the way in which they responded to our appeal. I appreciate that there is significant disruption whilst experts search and check this area. These road closures are essential to ensure that we keep everyone safe. Investigations like this are complex and we need to ensure that we obtain every piece of information or forensic evidence possible. This could take some time. What I can say is that we will endeavour to return the local area to normal as quickly as possible.