Man arrested by counter terror police at Gatwick Airport
South East Counter Terrorism Unit officers arrested the 21-year-old man at 1.10am on Saturday (January 29).
A police spokesman said he was suspected of collecting information that would help a person commit an act of terrorism.
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He was arrested under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and has been released on bail until April 5.
The Section states it is an offence to collect information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
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