Police detain a British teenager accused of "Syria-related terror offences" as he lands back on UK soil.
14:03, UK,Saturday 16 April 2016
An 18-year-old British terror suspect has been arrested at Manchester Airport.
West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit officers detained him after he landed on Saturday.
The teenager, originally from Birmingham, is accused of "Syria-related terrorism offences".
West Midlands Police said it followed the arrest of a man and a woman on 4 April.
The pair, a 24-year-old man and 20-year-old woman, also from Birmingham, are currently on police bail.
"There was no risk to any passengers at Manchester Airport or to the wider public in relation to these arrests," a police statement said.
"These arrests and this investigation is not connected to the terrorismarrests of five people from Birmingham in the last 48 hours," the statement added.
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