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Birmingham teen arrested over suspected Syria-related terrorism offences bailed

A teenager from Birmingham arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of committing Syria-related terrorism offences has been bailed by police.

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Officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit arrested the 18-year-old on Saturday after he arrived in the UK.

His detention follows the arrest of a man and a woman on April 4.

The pair, a 24-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, both from Birmingham, are currently on police bail.

Officers said there was no risk to any passengers at the airport or to the wider public in relation to these arrests.

These arrests and this investigation is not connected to the terrorism arrests of five people from Birmingham in the last 48 hours.

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