Image caption Two addresses in east London are being searched 
 
 Two Britons arrested at Heathrow Airport over alleged terrorism offences are to be questioned about the kidnap of a British photographer in Syria, the Metropolitan Police has said. 
 
 The man and woman, both aged 26, were arrested at 20:30 BST on Tuesday after their flight landed at the airport. 
 
 They were held on suspicion of travelling to Syria in support of alleged terrorist activity. 
 
 Police said their possible involvement in the abduction was a line of inquiry. 
 
 British photographer John Cantlie - who had done work for the Sunday Times - and Dutch journalist Jeroen Oerlemans were taken hostage by Islamist militants in Syria for a week in July. 
 
 After the ordeal, Mr Cantlie said one captor had claimed to be an NHS doctor. 
 
 Scotland Yard said the pair arrested at Heathrow had flown into the UK from Egypt. It confirmed both were of British nationality and had been arrested over allegations of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. 
 
 Joining jihadist groups 
 
 Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Command took the pair to a central London police station where they remain in custody. 
 
 Two addresses in east London are being searched under the Terrorism Act in connection with police inquiries, the Met said. 
 
 Foreign Secretary William Hague, speaking to the BBC, said the UK government was aware of Britons going to Syria to fight. 
 
 "That's not something we recommend, and we do not want British people taking part in violent situations anywhere in the world," he said. 
 
 Dozens of people are thought to have travelled from Britain to Syria to fight in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. 
 
 The BBC's defence correspondent, Frank Gardner, said some of those are believed to have made such trips have joined jihadist groups. 
 
 However, he said the Syrian conflict had attracted relatively low numbers of Britons travelling for jihadist reasons compared to previous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. 
 
 And there is no evidence that those leaving Britain to fight in Syria have any Syrian family connections, our correspondent said. 
 
 According to activists, more than 30,000 people have been killed since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March last year. The UN estimates that at least 20,000 have died. 
 
 Jihadists - those committed to establishing an Islamic state by violent means - have been seen on the battlefield in Syria. ||||| A U.S. official says a man arrested at Los Angeles International Airport wearing a bulletproof vest and flame-retardant pants is not cooperating with federal investigators attempting to interview him. 
 
 Yongda Huang Harris was arrested Friday on suspicion of transporting hazardous materials after authorities say they found a smoke grenade, gas mask, leg irons and weapons in his luggage. 
 
 The U.S. official said Tuesday that investigators do not believe that the 28-year-old is linked to terrorist organizations, but they have not yet determined a motive. 
 
 The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an open investigation. 
 
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 Spagat reported from San Diego.
– An airline passenger wearing a bullet-proof vest was nabbed during a security screening with a suitcase stuffed with weapons at Los Angeles International Airport, officials report. Boston-bound flyer Yongda Huang Harris, 28, a US citizen of Chinese descent, was flying from Japan late last week when he was stopped by a suspicious Customs officer. He was found to be carrying a smoke grenade, knives, billy clubs, a hatchet, a gas mask, handcuffs, duct tape, and a biohazard suit, reports ABC News. He was also wearing flame retardant leggings and knee pads beneath his trench coat, officials say. Harris has been living in Japan, but his permanent home is in Boston. He is refusing to cooperate with authorities, reports AP. Local investigators and the FBI are continuing to investigate. Meanwhile, across the pond, officials busted a couple at London's Heathrow Airport and are holding them on suspicion of the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism, reports the BBC. Authorities were searching two London addresses. No other details were immediately available.