Two men arrested at Heathrow for alleged terrorism offence

Pair taken to West Midlands police station for questioning

Two men arrested at Heathrow for alleged terrorism offence

Two men from Birmingham were arrested at Heathrow airport on Thursday (February 16) on suspicion of a terrorism offence.

West Midlands police said in a statement that the pair, aged 30 and 66, were detained at the airport under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

They had been scheduled to board a plane out of the UK.

An address in Birmingham is due to be searched, added the police.

The statement said: “They have been arrested under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006 on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism.”

The men have been transported to a police station in the West Midlands to be questioned.