Anti-terror police arrest man at Gatwick airport

A man was arrested at Gatwick airport on suspicion of committing terrorism offences.

The Met Police’s Counter Terrorism Command arrested a 25-year-old man at 4am yesterday after he arrived on a flight from Turkey.

He was arrested on suspicion of possessing material likely to be useful to a terrorist.

The Met said the man remained in custody and a search was also under way at an address in north London.

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