London, anti-terrorist police arrest an Italian and a Kuwaiti upon arrival at the airport

British counter-terrorism police announced that they had arrested an Italian and a Kuwaiti citizen on Sunday night at London Stansted Airport. According to reports from the guardian, the Italian is 48 years old and the Kuwaiti 34: they were both on a Ryanair airline flight from Vienna. The flight also informs BBC, was intercepted by Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets following a report of a security threat on board. According to Daily mail, the alarm went off after the discovery of suspicious objects in the toilet. The plane, according to the newspaper, was landed and then transferred to an isolated area of ​​the airport, where it was surrounded by agents who later made the arrests. The other passengers were safely disembarked, Ryanair reports.

Police said the two were arrested shortly after 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. in Italy) under Article 7 of the Terrorism Law, which allows law enforcement agencies to detain, search, question and arrest suspicious people who They pass through the ports and airports of the country. An investigation is ongoing into the two detainees. A Ryanair spokesperson said: The flight crew was alerted to a potential threat on board. In full compliance with the procedures, the pilot informed the British authorities and continued to London Stansted.