British police arrest three men near London Gatwick Airport

Three terror suspects have been arrested and explosive devices recovered near Gatwick airport, police have said.

The devices were found in a flat in Langley Green, Crawley, West Sussex, on Tuesday. Three men were held under the Terrorism Act 2000.

Inspector Geoff Sharnock, of Sussex Police, said: “During a routine inquiry two viable improvised explosive devices were found. They are effectively home-made bombs.