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British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson held at Heathrow Airport
Key takeaways
- Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said on X he was held on Saturday evening for around three hours under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act.
- “My phone has been seized by the police,” he said on X. “Please help kick off my legal fund for defence”.
- Police have said they are not treating the attack as terrorism.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize LONDON: British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson said he was detained at Heathrow Airport on Saturday and had his phone seized, after a week when he posted heavily online about racist and anti-immigrant riots in Northern Ireland.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said on X he was held on Saturday evening for around three hours under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act.
“My phone has been seized by the police,” he said on X. “Please help kick off my legal fund for defence”.
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