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UK police arrest man at Heathrow airport over Manchester attack

June 7, 2017 at 3:26 am

A moment’s silence in Trafalgar Square, London, England, on 23 May 2017 in memory of the victims of terror attack which killed 22 and injured 59 people at Manchester Arena. [Tolga Akmen/Anadolu Agency]

British police said on Tuesday they had arrested a man at London’s Heathrow airport in connection with the investigation into the suicide bombing on a concert hall in Manchester last month which killed 22 people.

“The 38-year-old was arrested on suspicion of offences contrary to the Terrorism Act and remains in custody,” Greater Manchester Police said in a statement on Twitter.

“The arrest was planned beforehand and there was no direct threat to the airport.”