Man flying to Saudi Arabia arrested and detained under Terrorism Act at Heathrow Airport

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Andrew Feinberg

White House Correspondent

A man has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of possessing information which could be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

Police said the 29-year-old man was stopped as he was about to board a flight to Saudi Arabia on Monday morning.

He was initially detained under the Terrorism Act and subsequently arrested.

A home in west London is being searched by officers from Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Command and several electronic devices have been seized for analysis.

The man has been taken to a London police station where he is being questioned.

Several terror arrests have been made in the UK since the start of the year, including a 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempting to join Isis in Syria in April.