The remaining family members allegedly caught trying to sneak into Syria with the son of a Labour councillor have been arrested after being brought back to the UK from Turkey. Two women aged 47 and 22, and two men aged 24 and 22, were held at Manchester Airport in the early hours of this morning. They were among eight relatives stopped at the Turkish border with Syria on April 1 with university student Waheed Ahmed, the 21-year-old son of Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed. Arrested: Waheed Ahmed, the 21-year-old son of a Labour councillor, has been held at Birmingham Airport after returning for allegedly trying to sneak into Syria with eight members of his family (pictured in Turkey) Held: The group arrested is understood to include Waheed's aunt, two of his male cousins, his cousin's wife and their children . Legal action: The four children on the trip aged one, three, eight and 11, have also been flown back to the UK . The group is understood to include Waheed's aunt, two of his male cousins, his cousin's wife and two of their children. The four children on the trip aged one, three, eight and 11, have also been flown back to the UK. Pictures emerged yesterday of Waheed Ahmed smirking on his way to the airport just hours before he was arrested by anti-terrorism police upon landing back in Britain. After being escorted off a Monarch Airlines flight which landed at 12.14am yesterday, Ahmed was held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism . Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed arriving back at his home yesterday but he refused to comment on his son's arrest . Late on Monday, a 30-year-old man from Rochdale – where Ahmed and the other eight detatined in Turkey all live – was arrested on suspicion of the same offence. One man who was on Ahmed’s flight said: ‘We landed and taxied to the terminal and then there was an announcement. ‘It said someone needed special assistance and we had to remain in our seats. ‘Then a plain-clothed policeman got on the plane and escorted someone off. ‘There were other police officers on the tarmac and they got into a car and drove off. It all happened very quickly. Other travellers said they saw a police van and car leaving the airport by a side exit shortly after the plane landed. Ahmed was filmed smiling through the window of a coach a fortnight ago after being detained by Turkish security forces near the Syrian border. Yesterday he again appeared relaxed as he was transported to Dalaman airport. His father Shakil Ahmed, a bakery delivery driver, is a councillor in Rochdale. Karen Danczuk, wife of Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk, also represented the ward until her resignation in January. Earlier this month, Mr Ahmed told the Daily Mail he believed his son had been on holiday with other relatives when they were stopped. The territory on the Syrian side of the stretch of border that they were attempting to cross is controlled by the Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Counter Terrorism Unit began an investigation after news of the arrests emerged. Five houses, including that of Ahmed’s father, have been searched as part of attempts to establish why the group apparently tried to enter Syria. Greater Manchester Police confirmed a 21-year-old man was arrested at Birmingham Airport early yesterday under the Terrorism Act. ‘A few hours earlier on Monday April 13, a 30-year-old man was arrested for the same offence in the Rochdale area. ‘Officers are working to ensure the safe return of eight other people to the UK.’ On the way home: The 21-year-old, sporting a shaved head, was filmed being escorted from a vehicle . Convoy: Ahmed was seen being moved by Turkish police on Sunday and then put on a Monarch-operated Flight from Dalaman which landed at Birmingham Airport at 12.14am today . The force has previously stated that all nine of those held in Turkey would be sent back to the UK ‘in due course’. Assistant Chief Constable Ian Wiggett has said that the primary concern was the ‘safety and welfare’ of the children, and efforts were being made to ensure a ‘full safeguarding strategy’ was in place upon their return. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Aunt and cousins of Waheed Ahmed were arrested at Manchester Airport . Ahmed, 21, was held by anti-terror police at Birmingham Airport yesterday . Student is accused of trying to take eight family members into Syria . He was arrested in Turkish border town with family, including four children .