A British man detained in Turkey for allegedly trying to cross illegally into Syria with eight members of his family has been arrested at Birmingham Airport.
Police say Waheed Ahmed, the son of Rochdale councillor Shakil Ahmed, was detained early today following his deportation from Turkey.
Ahmed is understood to have flown to Birmingham from Dalaman, according to Sky sources. The rest of the group are expected to be flown back to Britain later today.
A video released on Sunday showed Ahmed apparently leaving a Turkish police station and being put on a coach.
Ahmed was with his aunt, two cousins and one of their wives when they were stopped in Turkey, near the Syrian border on 1 April. They had four children with them.
Most of the group flew from Manchester on 27 March, but Ahmed joined them three days later on a flight from Birmingham.
There were reportedly concerns about his behaviour in the months before he was arrested.
Mohammed Shafiq, who is a friend of Shakil Ahmed, said of Ahmed: "There were concerns in the last six months to a year about a change in his behaviour.
"And a change in his attitude towards various different issues."
He also told Sky News: "That was causing concern for people in the community and his family."
Other family members detained in Turkey include Zareeda Bi, 47, Maboob Yasin, 22, Habib Yasin, 24, Samia Bi, 22, and youngsters aged one, three, eight and 11.
Police are trying to establish their reason for travelling to the Syrian border.
The Foreign Office said it did not comment on individual cases.
Officers have searched at least five homes in the Manchester area, including that of the Labour councillor.
Cllr Ahmed said he thought his son had been in Birmingham on a work placement when he discovered he had been detained in Turkey.
He has described him as a "good Muslim" and said his son's "loyalties belong to Britain".
"If I thought for a second that he was in danger of being radicalised, I would have reported him to the authorities," said Cllr Ahmed.
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