SECURITYJun 14 · 21:28 UTCSCMP CHINAAgence France-Presse

UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson says he was detained under terrorism laws

UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson reported being detained at Heathrow Airport for three hours under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act. His phone was seized during the detention, which occurred after he posted online about racist and anti-immigrant riots in Northern Ireland.

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