Man, 27, arrested in Slough on suspicion of financing terrorists in Syria
- Arrest was for ‘conflicts overseas’ as officer sounded warning over Syria
- He was held by counter-terror police on suspicion of financing extremists
- It comes less than a week after four terror suspects arrested in London
Counter-terror police have arrested a 27-year-old man accused of financing extremists in Syria.
The suspect was held this morning in Slough, Berkshire, under Section 17 of the Terrorism Act after an investigation by specialist officers.
A top police chief once again sounded a warning against travelling to Syria, where hundreds of British extremists are fighting with Islamist groups.