Steve Sweeney, the Lebanon bureau chief for the Russian state-funded broadcaster RT and a British national, was detained and interrogated by UK counter-terrorism police upon his return to the United Kingdom. He was suspected of involvement in terrorist activity. RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan confirmed the detention and interrogation, noting that Sweeney was questioned about whether Russian authorities gave him instructions. After the interrogation, Sweeney was released. The circumstances surrounding his presence in the UK at the time of detention remain unclear.