LONDON – A 27-year-old British woman was arrested on Friday at the HeathrowAirport on suspicion of “preparing for terrorist acts”, police said.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command arrestedthe woman, who arrived on a flight from Addis Ababa, under section 5 of theTerrorist Act 2006, Metro.co.uk reported.

“She was detained under PACE (Police and Criminal Evidence Act) and takento a south London police station, where she currently remains in policecustody,” police said. – Agencies