London (Reuters) Jan 17, 2015 – British police have arrested an 18-year old woman at a London airport on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism and membership of a banned organization, a police statement said.
Her arrest on Friday after she arrived on a flight at Stansted airport was connected to a prior investigation which had already resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old man in October last year.
The woman was taken to a London police station where she remains in custody, the police said.
The arrest is the latest in a series carried out by British counter-terrorism officers since the country`s threat level was raised in August to its second-highest level because of risks posed by Islamic State fighters returning from Iraq and Syria.
Much of Europe is currently on heightened security alert after last week`s killings in Paris and raids in Belgium in which two gunmen were killed.