A FORMER soldier from Accrington has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.
This morning, officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit arrested Joe Robinson, 22, under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act.
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He was arrested at Manchester Airport as he arrived on an Easyjet flight from Amsterdam.
A warrant had been issued for his arrest after he broke the conditions of a suspended sentence in July for assaulting a man in Great Harwood.
Speaking from Holland, he told the Telegraph he wanted to return home ‘for a break’ because he missed his family.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said he had been taken into police custody for questioning by anti-terrorism officers.
An investigation into this matter is ongoing.
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