Another ‘extreme right-wing’ terror suspect arrested at Stansted Airport

A man was arrested on suspicion of terror offences before he boarded a flight at Stansted Airport yesterday.

The man, 44, is suspected of being motivated by extreme right-wing ideology, similar to another man, 26, who was arrested before catching a flight just two days earlier, on Friday.

Police said the two incidents are not connected.

The man arrested yesterday is in custody after being detained at the airport in Essex by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.

He was held on suspicion of possession of an article for a purpose connected with terrorism, and collecting information of a kind likely to be useful for terrorism.

Police said there is not believed to be any imminent risk to the public.

The younger man, a UK national, was held on suspicion of preparation of acts of terrorism.

He has been released on bail and told to return later in the month.

As part of the investigation into the earlier arrest, an address in Hastings was searched.

Commander Richard Smith, who leads the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said today: ‘This is the second terrorism arrest made at this airport in the last week and while the two arrests are not connected in any way, they show how active we are at airports and other ports in and around London and the UK.

‘Every day, officers work with a range of partners to investigate potential terrorist threats, and take action to keep people safe. We continue to urge the public to stay vigilant and report anything that might be linked to terrorism to police.’

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