London ( CNN ) A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offenses , London 's Metropolitan Police said in a statement Saturday . The suspect was detained in Newham , East London , by counterterrorism officers and is being held at a south London police station . He was arrested on suspicion of collecting information which may be useful to somebody who commits or prepares acts of terrorism , of being a member or supporter of ISIS , and of encouraging terrorism . The arrest is the latest in a series by UK police investigating suspected terror-related activities . Two women , age 23 and 33 , were arrested near Birmingham on Wednesday on suspicion of of Syria-linked terrorism offenses . The United Kingdom last summer raised its terror threat level to severe , the second-highest level .
Syria : Year - old Ahmed is arrested on suspicion of being a member or supporter of Hamas . He 's also accused of collecting information useful to somebody planning an act of terrorism .