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| Police Foil Planned Terrorist Attack On The UK After Arresting Four Men In London | |
| 2013-10-15 | |
[Telegraph] Scotland Yard said the men were juggedKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. Armed officers were deployed in the pre-planned intelligence-led operation because it was feared the men may have had access to weapons, the Daily Telegraph understands. The men had been under surveillance by police and MI5 for some time. They have all been taken to a south London cop shoppe, while six addresses across the capital are being searched, a force front man said. Two men were arrested in Mansell Street, east London, one man was arrested at a premises in Westbourne Grove, west London and the fourth man was arrested in Peckham Street, south-east London. The arrests took place at 7.10pm this evening, police said. The deployment of armed officers raises the prospect that police were looking at a possible plot to target public places with guns. A man who witnessed the arrest on Westbourne Grove -- a street lined with restaurants and boutiques in Notting Hill -- said what unfolded was "quite a scene". The man, who did not want to give his name, said: "Well, I walked by and it seemed to be a couple of guys being arrested. "There were three." The man said the men "looked white" and were "up against the wall". He added: "And there was quite a lot of police. There was quite a scene as I approached." He recalls seeing two police vans and a police car. The area is now clear and there is no sign of an anti-terrorism operation having taken place, the man said.
British law enforcement agencies averted a plot to orchestrate a large-scale terror attack similar to the assault on Kenya's Westgate mall, an official said Monday. Police were questioning four men in their 20s on suspicion of terrorism after they were incarcerated Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! Sunday in pre-planned, intelligence-led raids. | |
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