British Teen Arrested at Heathrow Airport on Suspicion of Preparing for Acts of Terrorism

Credit: Caspar Benson/Getty Images(LONDON) — A British teenager was arrested earlier this week on suspicion that he was preparing for acts of terrorism.

According to the West Midlands Police, the department’s Counter Terrorism Unit detained the unidentified suspect, 19 years old, at about 3 p.m. on Thursday as he was getting off a flight from Jordan at Heathrow Airport. The suspect remains in custody this weekend.

Police say the arrest was planned in advance and that the suspect did not pose any risk to the flight.





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