Woman, 22, held at Heathrow on suspicion of terror offence

A woman has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of a terrorism offence after arriving on a flight from Turkey.

The 22-year-old was detained by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command at around 10.20pm on Tuesday.

She is being held in a London police station on suspicion of belonging to a proscribed organisation under section 11 of the Terrorism Act.

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