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Man arrested on suspicion of terror offences after uranium found at Heathrow

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences after the discovery of uranium at Heathrow Airport.

He was arrested and released on bail as part of an ongoing investigation linked to the discovery of traces of the potentially lethal chemical element within a cargo package on Dec 29.

The man was detained under section 9 of the Terrorism Act 2006 when counter terror police swooped on an address in Cheshire on Saturday morning.

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