Swedish man arrested at UK airport suspected of terrorism
Posted December 20, 2017 6:00 am
LONDON (AP) - British police say they have arrested a Swedish man at Stansted Airport, north of London, on suspicion of terrorism offenses.
The 34-year-old man was stopped by counter-terrorism police officers after he got off a flight from Stockholm early Tuesday.
Metropolitan Police said Wednesday he was arrested on suspicion of possessing "material containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism."
No other details were available.
The man remains in custody at a police station.
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