British police arrested a man and a woman at London's Heathrow Airport as part of an investigation into travel to Syria for alleged terror activity.
- The suspects, both 26, were arrested after arriving on a flight
- Officers are also searching two homes in London
(CNN) -- British police arrested a man and a woman at London's Heathrow Airport as part of an investigation into travel to Syria for alleged terror activity.
The suspects, both 26, were arrested Tuesday night after arriving on a flight from Egypt, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
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The statement did not say whether the pair was headed to Syria or had returned from there. Authorities did not release their names.
The two were taken to a central London police station and authorities began searches of two homes in east London as part of the investigation, police said.
