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Police ‘foil active terrorist plot’ after woman shot in London raid | |
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British law enforcement claims to have thwarted an active terrorist plot after a woman in her 20s was shot in an armed police raid on a house in the north of the UK’s capital. | British law enforcement claims to have thwarted an active terrorist plot after a woman in her 20s was shot in an armed police raid on a house in the north of the UK’s capital. |
The police arrested five people in the Thursday evening operation, Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Neil Basu, said Friday, Reuters reports. | The police arrested five people in the Thursday evening operation, Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Neil Basu, said Friday, Reuters reports. |
The woman shot during the raid was one of the subjects of an investigation into terrorism, according to the official. | The woman shot during the raid was one of the subjects of an investigation into terrorism, according to the official. |
She is currently under police guard in the hospital. | She is currently under police guard in the hospital. |
Among the other four people arrested are a 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman apprehended at the scene of the raid, as well as a 20-year-old man, who was nearby. | Among the other four people arrested are a 16-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman apprehended at the scene of the raid, as well as a 20-year-old man, who was nearby. |
The last person detained was a 43-year-old woman, who was apprehended in Kent in England’s southeast following the raid in London. | The last person detained was a 43-year-old woman, who was apprehended in Kent in England’s southeast following the raid in London. |
The police have said the operation was unrelated to a man who was arrested armed with knives near the Houses of Parliament on Thursday. | The police have said the operation was unrelated to a man who was arrested armed with knives near the Houses of Parliament on Thursday. |
Basu thanked the public for supporting the police, saying: “No matter how hard we try, it is communities that will defeat terrorism and we rely on your vigilance.” | Basu thanked the public for supporting the police, saying: “No matter how hard we try, it is communities that will defeat terrorism and we rely on your vigilance.” |