Two Men Arrested At Birmingham Airport On Suspicion Of Terrorism

Two Men Arrested At Birmingham Airport On Suspicion Of Terrorism

Two men have been arrested at Birmingham Airport after disembarking a flight from Turkey on suspicion of terrorism.

The two men – aged 40 and 29 – are both UK nationals and returned from Istanbul on Thursday morning.

The 29-year-old man is being detained in a London police station on suspicion of belonging to a proscribed organisation under section 11 of the Terrorism Act.

The second man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism and was taken to hospital for a medical assessment.

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