Police Release Man Arrested Over 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings

The scene outside the Mulberry Bush public house in the centre of Birmingham, England, after a terrorist bomb exploded in November 1974. AP Photo

Police say that they have released the unnamed 65-year-old man who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

West Midlands Police said that he was interviewed at a police station under the Terrorism Act in connection with the killings of 21 people.