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Man and woman in Syria-related terror arrest at Heathrow Man and woman in Syria-related terror arrest at Heathrow
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A couple have been arrested on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences at Heathrow airport. A couple have been arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences.
The man, 20, and 19-year-old woman, from Walsall, were detained at around 10.30pm on Tuesday as they disembarked a flight from Istanbul, Turkey, police said. The man, 20, and the 19-year-old woman, from Walsall, were detained at around 10.30pm on Tuesday as they disembarked a flight from Istanbul, Turkey, police said.
They were held by officers from the West Midlands counter terrorism unit.They were held by officers from the West Midlands counter terrorism unit.
Police said there was no risk to the safety of the flight and described the arrests as “planned and intelligence-led”.Police said there was no risk to the safety of the flight and described the arrests as “planned and intelligence-led”.
Two addresses in Walsall are being searched and the suspects are in custody in the West Midlands.Two addresses in Walsall are being searched and the suspects are in custody in the West Midlands.
The arrests come less than a week after a 19-year-old man from Coventry was held by counter-terrorism officers at the same airport after arriving on a flight from Jordan.The arrests come less than a week after a 19-year-old man from Coventry was held by counter-terrorism officers at the same airport after arriving on a flight from Jordan.