French Publisher Arrested by UK Counterterror Police on Way to London Book Fair

Police Officers assist members of the public at the entrance to the Eurostar at St Pancras Station in London, on March 22, 2016. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A French publisher was arrested under the Terrorism Act as he arrived in the UK to attend the London Book Fair, his employer said.

Ernest Moret, who works as a foreign rights manager for the radical left-wing Editions La Fabrique, was detained by police after arriving from Paris at St Pancras railway station on Monday evening.