The teenager from west London was held on suspicion of sharing Islamist terrorist material.
Commander Richard Smith said there had been a "worrying increase in the number of teenagers being drawn into terrorism"The teenager was detained in west London on Tuesday by officers from the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command.Commander Richard Smith, head of the Counter Terrorism Command, said they had seen a rise in the number of teenagers being drawn into terrorism.
Police saw the number of terrorism arrests for all age groups except children fall during the pandemic. And in the year to March 2021, 13% of suspects arrested for terrorism offences were aged under 18, compared to 5% the previous year. Authorities fear that the increase in time spent online while Covid-19 restrictions were in force left more children vulnerable to being radicalised.
Cmdr Smith said: "While it is still very rare for such a young person to be arrested for a terrorism offence, in recent times we have seen a worrying increase in the number of teenagers being drawn into terrorism." "This particular investigation remains ongoing, but more broadly, we work closely with a whole range of partners to try and protect and divert young, vulnerable people away from extremism and terrorism."Related Topics
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