Man shot during anti-terrorist raid in London
In a major anti-terrorist pre-dawn raid on a suspected bomb factory, British Police on Friday shot and injured a man and arrested another in East London.
By Agencies |
LONDON: In a major anti-terrorist pre-dawn raid on a suspected bomb factory, British Police on Friday shot and injured a man and arrested another in East London.
A 23-year-old man was arrested and another shot during the operation by anti-terrorist officers and Britain’s internal intelligence service MI5 in Forest Gate in East London, Scotland Yard said.
The injured man was taken to hospital but his injuries were not life-threatening. Several other people inside the house, which was suspected to have been used as a bomb factory, were taken from the scene but had not been arrested.
Sky News reported that possible bomb-making material was found in the house but Scotland Yard refused to comment on this.
Neighbours described seeing a man wearing a bloodstained T-shirt being carried out of the house following the raid. The shooting comes 11 months after Brazilian electrician Jean Charles De Menezes was shot dead at stock well tube station in an anti-terror operation, after being mistaken for a suicide bomber.
The case of Friday's shooting has been handed over to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which has launched a full inquiry.
The decision to launch the raid on a terrace property in Lansdown Road at Forest Gate, which has a large number of South Asian population, followed discussions between security service, the anti-terrorist branch and bio-chemical experts from the health protection agency.
The raid followed intelligence about a suspected plot against the UK rather than abroad. But detectives do not believe there were any links to the July 7 bombings in London. More than 200 police officers, some dressed in protective bio-chemical suits, were involved in the operation.
A police spokesman said its officers at the scene were wearing protective clothing as a “precautionary measure” and the health protection agency later described the risk to the public as “very low”. “Public safety is a priority and at this stage there is nothing to suggest members of the public in the immediate area are at risk. If we believe there is a potential risk, appropriate action will be taken,” the met spokesman said.
Home secretary John Reid has been kept informed of developments since the police operation began at 4 am local time. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott chaired a meeting in Downing Street this morning in which he was briefed about the situation.
At the scene of the raid, a white and yellow tent was erected in front of the house. Four ambulances and 10 police vans were parked nearby. Police were still wearing protective suits and rubber protective boots over their shoes but residents had not been evacuated.
The injuries to the man who was shot were not life-threatening, a spokesman for the IPCC said. “I can confirm that the incident was immediately referred to the ipcc and we have deployed two senior investigators,” he said.
A 23-year-old man was arrested and another shot during the operation by anti-terrorist officers and Britain’s internal intelligence service MI5 in Forest Gate in East London, Scotland Yard said.
The injured man was taken to hospital but his injuries were not life-threatening. Several other people inside the house, which was suspected to have been used as a bomb factory, were taken from the scene but had not been arrested.
Sky News reported that possible bomb-making material was found in the house but Scotland Yard refused to comment on this.
Neighbours described seeing a man wearing a bloodstained T-shirt being carried out of the house following the raid. The shooting comes 11 months after Brazilian electrician Jean Charles De Menezes was shot dead at stock well tube station in an anti-terror operation, after being mistaken for a suicide bomber.
The case of Friday's shooting has been handed over to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which has launched a full inquiry.
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The decision to launch the raid on a terrace property in Lansdown Road at Forest Gate, which has a large number of South Asian population, followed discussions between security service, the anti-terrorist branch and bio-chemical experts from the health protection agency.
The raid followed intelligence about a suspected plot against the UK rather than abroad. But detectives do not believe there were any links to the July 7 bombings in London. More than 200 police officers, some dressed in protective bio-chemical suits, were involved in the operation.
A police spokesman said its officers at the scene were wearing protective clothing as a “precautionary measure” and the health protection agency later described the risk to the public as “very low”. “Public safety is a priority and at this stage there is nothing to suggest members of the public in the immediate area are at risk. If we believe there is a potential risk, appropriate action will be taken,” the met spokesman said.
Home secretary John Reid has been kept informed of developments since the police operation began at 4 am local time. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott chaired a meeting in Downing Street this morning in which he was briefed about the situation.
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At the scene of the raid, a white and yellow tent was erected in front of the house. Four ambulances and 10 police vans were parked nearby. Police were still wearing protective suits and rubber protective boots over their shoes but residents had not been evacuated.
The injuries to the man who was shot were not life-threatening, a spokesman for the IPCC said. “I can confirm that the incident was immediately referred to the ipcc and we have deployed two senior investigators,” he said.
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