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Man arrested at Heathrow airport in Syria "terrorist" inquiry
An aircraft comes into land at Heathrow Airport in London February 13, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Luke MacGregor
LONDON |
LONDON (Reuters) - Police arrested a 24-year-old man at Heathrow airport on Monday as part of an investigation into people travelling to Syria for "alleged terrorist activity".
The man, who had arrived in the UK on a plane from Bahrain, was held "on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism", said the force.
He was taken to a police station in south London for questioning by officers from Counter Terrorism Command, the police added in a statement.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri last month called on Muslims to join the rebellion against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to the SITE monitoring service.
Islamist militant groups have played an increasingly significant role in the fighting.
British police arrested a man and a woman at Heathrow last month as part of similar investigations into travel to Syria. A 26-year-old man was charged on October 16. The woman was released without charge.
(Reporting by Matt Falloon; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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Firstly Hague – remember him? – is pumping money to the al qaeda backed killers in Syria…soooooooooo how come that doesn’t rank as supporting terrorism?
Secondly…qatada has just been loose on bail – which to his ilk is irrelevant…..sooooo why has this boy been arrested? All this will result in is a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE queue on hand-wringing lawyers squealing (like skewered pigs) about his human right, a squillion pounds handed to said squealers in fees…..and he’ll be let go anyway…
WW1 & WW2…a complete waste of time, money & millions of lives!
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