Woman held at Heathrow Airport for ‘preparing for terror acts’

The woman was detained and taken to a south London police station, where she currently remains in policy custody.

A 27-year-old British woman was arrested on Friday at the Heathrow Airport on suspicion of “preparing for terrorist acts”, police said.

The 27-year-old woman arrived on a flight from Addis Ababa. (AFP File Photo)

Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command arrested the woman, who arrived on a flight from Addis Ababa, under section 5 of the Terrorist Act 2006, Metro.co.uk reported.

“She was detained under PACE (Police and Criminal Evidence Act) and taken to a south London police station, where she currently remains in police custody,” police said.