Two men arrested at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of terrorism
Two men have been arrested at Birmingham Airport after disembarking a flight from Turkey on suspicion of terrorism.
The two men - aged 40 and 29 - are both UK nationals and returned from Istanbul on Thursday morning.
The 29-year-old man is being detained in a London police station on suspicion of belonging to a proscribed organisation under section 11 of the Terrorism Act.
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The second man was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism and was taken to hospital for a medical assessment.