Terrorism arrests: car carrying weapons stopped by chance Three men, in their 20s, believed to include the driver and passenger, were arrested in Birmingham on Tuesday, while three further arrests were made across the West Midlands on Wednesday. The car was stopped between junction 33 and 34 on the southbound carriageway of the M1. Police said they had recovered two non-automatic guns and a small amount of ammunition. It is not clear whether the terror plot was imminent but with the anniversary of the July 7 bombings due this weekend and the Olympics about to begin, it is feared the attack had gone beyond the planning stage.