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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 at Heathrow airport on suspicion of Syria-related terrorism offences. | |
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. |
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