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12/06/2015
Man Detained At Birmingham Airport By Anti-Terror Police
A man has been arrested at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of engaging in terrorism in Syria.
Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit detained the 37-year-old man at 15:00 on Thursday. He had arrived on a flight from Istanbul.
Police said that the arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led, and added that there was no danger to the flight he had been on.
Officers made the arrest under PACE legislation, which will allow them a maximum of 36 hours to question the suspect before charging, releasing, bailing or applying to a court for a warrant of further detention.
(MH/JP)
Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit detained the 37-year-old man at 15:00 on Thursday. He had arrived on a flight from Istanbul.
Police said that the arrest was pre-planned and intelligence-led, and added that there was no danger to the flight he had been on.
Officers made the arrest under PACE legislation, which will allow them a maximum of 36 hours to question the suspect before charging, releasing, bailing or applying to a court for a warrant of further detention.
(MH/JP)
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