British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson was briefly detained at Heathrow Airport on Saturday under UK counter-terrorism legislation, according to statements he made on social media.
Robinson, whose legal name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said authorities held him for approximately three hours and seized his mobile phone under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act.
The detention came amid heightened tensions following a week of intense online activity by Robinson related to racist and anti-immigrant unrest in Northern Ireland. He had posted extensively on social media platform X regarding the disturbances.
UK authorities have not immediately provided further details regarding the detention or the reasons behind the use of terrorism-related powers in this case.
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