A man in his 60s been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence after traces of uranium were found at Heathrow Airport last month.
Police said the man was arrested on Saturday in Cheshire under Section nine of the Terrorism Act and was released on bail.
Commander Richard Smith, who leads the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command, said: "The discovery of what was a very small amount of uranium within a package at Heathrow Airport is clearly of concern, but it shows the effectiveness of the procedures and checks in place with our partners to detect this type of material."
"To this end, we are following every possible line of inquiry available to us, which has led us to making this arrest over the weekend.
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