2 arrested in Heathrow Airport over terror suspicions October 10, 2012 - 10:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two people have been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of committing terrorism offences, the Metropolitan Police have said. According to BBC News, a man and a woman, both aged 26, were arrested at 20:30 BST on Tuesday, Oct 9 after their flight landed at the airport. The pair were held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. The arrests are part of an investigation into travel to Syria in support of alleged terrorist activity. Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Command took the pair to a central London police station where they remain in custody. Two addresses in east London are being searched under the Terrorism Act in connection with police inquiries, the Met said. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia.John Lennon’s guitar auctioned for $408,000 The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. |
