Woman, 19, arrested in south London on suspicion of funding terrorism in Syria

The woman is being held in police custody
Kirsty O'Connor/PA
Tom Powell28 September 2017
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A 19-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of funding terrorism in Syria.

The woman was arrested by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command after attending a south London police station by appointment.

She was held on suspicion of being involved in funding terrorism, contrary to section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and remains in custody.

Her arrest is linked to that of a 51-year-old woman who was held on the same charge on January 12 this year following a search of an address in north London.

The older woman was bailed pending further inquiries.

Both arrests, which relate to funding terrorist activity in Syria, were made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.

The arrest on Thursday was not linked to the Parsons Green investigation, police said.

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