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Hidden cameras in areas of Birmingham with large Muslim populations will be removed and any counter terrorism involvement stopped, police say.
A total of 218 cameras - 72 hidden - were put up in the Washwood Heath and Sparkbrook districts and paid for from a Home Office counter-terrorism fund.
Residents said they were not consulted about it.
Sharon Rowe, Assistant Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, apologised and said "mistakes had been made".