A BLACKBURN man has been released without charge after being arrested under the Terrorism Act.

The 19-year-old was taken into police custody from his flat in Burnley Road on Tuesday, but was released today.

Chief Superintendent Andy Rhodes, Divisional Commander of Eastern Division, said: “Investigations of this kind are very difficult and complex and I appreciate the sensitivities that surround them for all concerned.

“We do have a duty to investigate any information that is passed to us and to respond to it appropriately and in a measured way."