Birmingham: Three arrested on suspicion of murder

Birmingham: Three arrested on suspicion of murder
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Summary The UK police have arrested three more suspects of the killing of three Pakistanis in riots.

West Midlands Police said two boys, aged 16 and 17, and a man, 26, had been arrested on suspicion of murder.The police said that more arrests will be made in next 24 hours as police were identifying the criminals after watching the CC TV footage. Meanwhile, a man, aged 32, arrested on Wednesday has been bailed.The bodies of the deceased will be handed over to their families after postmortem. The deceased are expected to be buried in Birmingham. Family members of those who died will be at a news conference on Friday afternoon.West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims has praised Tariq Jahan, the father of one of the three victims, Haroon Jahan, for appealing for calm in the local community.In an appeal to crowds gathered in Dudley Road on Wednesday, Jahan urged those involved in disorder to respect the memories of our sons by halting violence which had broken out on previous nights.Abdul Quddoos, the elder brother of Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir, has said both men were intelligent and sociable. Ali had a degree in business administration.Quddoos has said: This happened to me in one go, two brothers, in the same place, in the same spot, gone to heaven.He added that his brothers had been claimed by Allah during the holy month of Ramadan, which had caused many people to see them as martyrs.