22/10/2014

25-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Syria-Related Investigation

Police have arrested a 25-year-old woman in Bedfordshire on suspicion of "preparation of terrorist acts".

It is understood that the arrest was made as part of an ongoing investigation "related to Syria", police said.

Two addresses in Bedfordshire are being searched as part of the same operation.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police's SO15 Counter Terrorism Command are leading the investigation.

(MH/CD)


Related UK National News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

02 June 2015
Eight Men Arrested Following Dawn Raids
Over 100 police officers have carried out a series of raids concerning child sexual exploitation offences in Oxford. Eight men were arrested following the raids at 6am this morning 2 June. Police are investigating approximately 60 offences in connection with the operation relating to female victims in Oxford between 1999 and 2007.
01 August 2013
Teenager Arrested Over Rape Of 12-Year-Old Girl
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the rape of 12-year-old girl in east London. Three males lead the girl to a "secluded" end of a street in Walthamstow at around 00:15 on Saturday before two of them attacked her, held her down and raped her.
08 February 2008
Body Found In Flat 'Dead For Years'
The body of a man who is believed to have been dead for a number of years has been discovered in a flat in Bristol. The corpse, understood to be that of the former tenant of the flat, was found on a sofa in the lounge by council workers, following reports from neighbours about a foul smell. The dead man is believed to have been a man in his 70s.
15 April 2015
Seven Arrested In Two Terrorism Investigations
Police have arrested seven men in separate investigations into Syria-related terrorism offences. A 25-year-old man was detained by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit at an address in Billesley, Birmingham at about 07:00 on Wednesday morning.
14 April 2011
British Man Dies In Dubai Police Custody
A British man has died in police custody in Dubai. Lee Bradley Brown, 39, from east London, died on Tuesday after he was taken to a Dubai police station where he was allegedly assaulted and put into a cell. It has been reported that Mr Brown, was arrested over a row at the luxury hotel Burj Al Arab hotel.