A British man has been arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on suspicion of possible involvement in terrorism, Dutch authorities said today.
The man, of Somali origin, was held after flying in from Liverpool en route to Entebbe in Uganda. He was detained by Dutch military police while sitting on an aircraft that was ready to depart.
The arrest followed a tip-off from UK authorities. The man is suspected of possible involvement with an unspecified foreign terrorist organisation.
Security at the airport was beefed up this year after the abortive Christmas Day terrorism attack involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a British-educated Nigerian. He attempted to detonate explosives in his underwear shortly before his flight from Schiphol to Detroit landed, before being tackled by passengers and crew.
The apparent plot led to plans for many airports, including in the UK, to install full body image scanners to detect concealed explosives.
Last month, two Yemeni men were arrested at Schiphol after flying in from Chicago, on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack. The two were held for several days then released without charge after an investigation turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said she was aware of today's arrest and was seeking more information.
