Detained: The teenager was arrested in south London on Tuesday.
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Sean Morrison @seanmorrison_14 November 2017
A 14-year-old girl has been arrested on suspicion of helping someone to carry out a terrorist act.
The teenager was arrested in south London on Tuesday.
She was taken to a south London police station for questioning, where she remains in custody.
The Metropolitan Police said in statement: "The girl was arrested at an address in south London on suspicion of assisting a person to carry out an act of terrorism, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
“She was detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) and has been taken to a south London police station, where she currently remains in police custody.”
“Enquiries continue.”
