London ( CNN ) Two women have been arrested in England on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offenses , West Midlands Police said Wednesday . One woman , aged 23 , is suspected of preparing for acts of terrorism and the second , aged 33 , is suspected of failing to disclose information , a police statement said . Both were detained at their homes in the town of Walsall , north of Birmingham , on Wednesday morning by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit . They are currently being held at a police station in the area , police said . The United Kingdom last summer raised its terror threat level to severe , the second-highest level .
Two women have been arrested in Walsall , north of Birmingham , police say . One is suspected of preparing for acts of terrorism and the other of failing to disclose information .