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The men were taken into custody at two separate homes in the central England city of Birmingham, about 120 miles northwest of London.
In the raids at one of the homes, police arrested one man after using a stun gun on him. At that residence, they also discovered a package that was turned over to demolitions experts. At the second home, police arrested three more men.
Officials would not comment on whether one of the men was one of the suspected attackers from the failed attempts nearly a week earlier, but an anonymous spokesman for the police department said, "The operations are in connection with the incidents in London on July 21."
In another incident in Britain on Tuesday, police arrested two other men who were aboard a train in England's midlands region. The men were being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, but it is not known what, if any, relation they have to the bombings in London.
Also on Tuesday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated his determination not to back down from terrorists. Blair said that Britain would continue its support of the U.S. in Iraq, as well as other policies that have come under fire by some of its citizens. "I do not believe we should give one inch to (terrorists), not in this country and the way we live our lives here; not in Iraq; not in Afghanistan; not in our support for two states, Israel and Palestine; not in our support for the alliances we choose, including with America," the prime minister said.
London has been rocked by terrorism on its transit system this month, first with the July 7 attacks that killed 52 people, and then two weeks later with the attempted attacks of July 21.
