Man, 26, charged with terror offences after Heathrow Airport arrest

17 November 2019, 17:15

A man has been charged with terror offences
A man has been charged with terror offences. Picture: PA

By Kate Buck

A man has been charged with the preparation of terrorist acts after he was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Thursday.

Mamun Rashid, 26, from east London, was taken into custody after landing in the UK on a flight from Turkey.

Just hours before, the Turkish government announced A British person suspected of having links to Isis was being deported.

It has not been confirmed if the two events are linked.

Rashid will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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