49-year Old Man Arrested At London City Airport For Terrorism

Police officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command have arrested a 49-year old man on suspicion of preparation of acts to commit terrorism.

He was stopped by officers at London City Airport under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 on Thursday, July 13, 2017 and he was subsequently arrested on suspicion of preparation of acts to commit terrorism, under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

The man, who was arrested under PACE, was taken to a south London police station, and has since been released on bail to return on a date in late July while officers also carried out a search at an address in Essex.