Man arrested at Gatwick airport in terror probe

The 25-year-old suspect was arrested at Gatwick Airport after arriving from Turkey
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A man has been arrested at Gatwick Airport over a suspected terrorism offence.

Police detained the 25-year-old suspect at around 4am on Monday morning after he arrived on a flight from Turkey.

He was arrested on "suspicion of possession of material likely to be useful to a terrorist," Scotland Yard's Counter Terrorism command said.

The man remains in custody at a central London police station.

Detectives are searching an address in north London as part of the ongoing investigation.

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