Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you
Stansted Airport in Essex
Stansted Airport in Essex
A MAN WAS arrested at Stansted Airport in London on suspicion of preparing for a terrorist act yesterday afternoon.
In a statement released today, the Metropolitan Police said detectives from the counter-terrorism unit arrested a 49-year-old man from south Essex.
The man had arrived at the airport on a flight from Istanbul. The arrest does not relate to activities in the UK.
The man was taken into custody and later bailed to return to a south London police station in early February 2017.
Detectives also executed a search warrant at an address in south Essex.
COMMENTS (12)