UK: More than 56,000 detained under counter-terrorism powers in year

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"More than 50,000 people were stopped and questioned at Britain's ports and airports as potential terrorists last year under the same counter-terrorism powers used to detain David Miranda, partner of the Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, in August."

See the full article: More than 56,000 detained under counter-terrorism powers in year (The Guardian, link)

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