Two men detained at Stansted by counter-terrorism police

Anti-terrorism police have detained two men at Stansted Airport (Peter Byrne/PA)

Counter-terrorism police said they have detained two men at Stansted Airport.

A 34-year-old man from Kuwait and a 48-year-old man from Italy were detained by counter-terrorism officers from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit soon after 7pm on Sunday, the Unit said in a statement.