Guantanamo Bay Britons arrested

A third British resident has been arrested hours after he flew back into the UK after several years held without charge or trial at the US Guantanamo Bay detention centre.

Jamil el-Banna was one of three men who arrived on board a charter jet from the camp in Cuba on Wednesday night.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said officers from the Met's Extradition Unit arrested a 45-year-old man at 1.18am on Thursday on a European Arrest Warrant alleging terrorist-related offences, issued on behalf of the Spanish authorities.

Two others, Omar Deghayes and Abdennour Samuer, were arrested shortly before they landed at Luton Airport, police said.

They were being taken to a central London police station to be interviewed by detectives, he said.

The spokesman said: "All the men will be medically examined by a forensic medical examiner to ensure that they are fit to be detained and interviewed by police.

"As is normal practice each man will have access to a solicitor of his choice.

"Police are conducting investigations into the cases of each man on an individual basis. Their inquiries are being carried out, as they must be, strictly in accordance with UK law."