Isis arrests: Three London teenagers released on bail after 'plotting to join terror group in Syria'

Three London teenagers arrested in Turkey for allegedly plotting to travel to Syria and join Isis have been released on bail from a police station in the capital.

The suspects - two 17-year-old boys and one 19-year-old man, all from north-west London - were arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) on Saturday night at approximately 11:10pm, after the arrived back in the UK.

They were accused preparing terrorist acts contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

They have been bailed to return to a central London police station on a date in early May pending further enquiries.

On Friday 13 March, officers from the CTC were made aware that the two 17-year-old boys had gone missing and were believed to be travelling to Syria. Enquiries revealed that they had travelled with the 19-year-old.

Officers alerted the Turkish authorities who were able to intercept all three males, preventing travel to Syria. The three were then returned to the UK on Saturday, 14 March and were arrested.