Tommy Robinson arrested at Luton Airport on suspicion of violent assault in London
Far-right leader Tommy Robinson has been arrested after returning to the UK.
The 42-year-old was wanted following an alleged assault on a man at St Pancras station on 28 July.
He left the country soon after and was spotted arriving in Tenerife.
He was detained on Monday morning at Luton Airport.
British Transport Police (BTP) stated: ‘Officers from BTP have arrested a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire tonight (4 August) in connection to an assault at St Pancras station on 28 July.
Tommy Robinson was filmed walking away from an unconscious man in the station (Picture: X)
‘The arrest took place at Luton Airport shortly after 6.30pm on Monday, following a notification that the man had boarded an incoming flight from Faro.’
The anti-migration activist had been wanted for questioning after leaving the country to Tenerife in the early hours of 29 August following an alleged assault at St Pancras.
Forensics scour the scene in St Pancras
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He was arrested on suspicion of GBH (Grievous Bodily Harm) and will now be taken to custody for questioning.
Footage emerged earlier this week showing Robinson, 42, walking back and forth by the motionless man on the floor.
Tommy Robinson was arrested at Luton Airport (Pictures: UKNIP)
In the footage on Monday, Robinson can be heard shouting ‘he’s come at me’ and ‘you saw him come at me’.
Although he was filmed shouting nearby to the unconscious man, it is not known how the man ended up on the floor motionless.
British Transport Police (BTP) said on Monday that the man had been taken to hospital with ‘serious but non-life-threatening injuries’.
A major police investigation was launched after a man was found unconscious
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According to witnesses, emergency services performed CPR on a man who appeared to be unconscious on the floor.
A major police investigation was launched after a man was found unconscious
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According to witnesses, emergency services performed CPR on a man who appeared to be unconscious on the floor.
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