Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command have this morning, Monday, 17 August, arrested a man on suspicion of possession of material likely to be useful to a terrorist, contrary to section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

They arrested the 25-year-old at Gatwick Airport at approximately 04.00hrs, after he arrived on a flight from Turkey.

The man – arrested under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act – has been taken into custody at a central London police station, where he remains.

Officers are searching an address in north London as part of the ongoing investigation.

Little information has yet been released about the case of the individual charged, UNN will be sure to keep you updated with all the latest.

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