UK counterterrorism police questioned teen at airport over Palestine protests

British counterterrorism police questioned a teenager wearing a Palestine flag at a UK airport, asking whether he had attended pro-Palestinian protests, according to a report in openDemocracy on Wednesday. 

The outlet obtained an audio recording of a 17-year-old boy being questioned for 40 minutes alongside a family member.

The two were handed flyers which notified them they were obliged to answer questions under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. 

"Just going back to Palestine, have you been to any of the protests that have been taking place?" one officer asks the teenager.