Man arrested on suspicion of terror offence after Heathrow uranium seizure

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after traces of uranium were found at Heathrow airport at the end of December, Scotland Yard has said.

The man was arrested after counter-terrorism officers searched an address in Cheshire on Saturday, on suspicion of an offence under section 9 of the Terrorism Act 2006, which covers the making and possession of radioactive devices.

He has been released on bail until April, the Metropolitan police said.

Border Force officers found the radioactive material with a shipment of scrap metal on 29 December. Specialist scanners detected the uranium, which had reportedly arrived on a flight from Oman, as it was ferried to a freight shed, which then triggered alarms.