Swedish man arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of terror offences

A Swedish man has been arrested at Stansted Airport in England on suspicion of terrorism offences.

Swedish man arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of terror offences

A Swedish man has been arrested at Stansted Airport in England on suspicion of terrorism offences.

The 34-year-old was stopped by the Eastern Region Counter Terrorism Police after he got off a flight from Stockholm shortly before 8am on Tuesday.

He was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of material containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, the Metropolitan Police said.

The man was taken to an Essex police station where he remains in custody.

- PA

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