5 Arrested in Anti-Terror Raids Are Charged

Five men arrested in anti-terrorist raids in southeastern England last week were charged with involvement in a bomb plot, police said. Three of them were charged with possessing 1,300 pounds of a type of fertilizer that could be made into explosives.

Police released no details of the alleged conspiracy. Two other men were released on bail pending investigation. Nine Britons were arrested in London and the surrounding area. One, age 17, was charged Tuesday with an explosives offense and one was released on bail Wednesday.