Stansted Airport: Boy, 16, held over terrorism offences freed
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A teenager arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of terrorism offences has been freed pending further inquiries.
The 16-year-old boy, from Kent, was held by counter-terrorism officers on Sunday as he prepared to board an international flight.
He was arrested on suspicion of the collection of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
He was detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, external (PACE).
- Published24 July 2017
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