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Willesden shooting: Police foil 'active terror plot' | Willesden shooting: Police foil 'active terror plot' |
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Police say they have foiled an active terror plot after a woman was shot during a raid on a house in Willesden, north-west London. | Police say they have foiled an active terror plot after a woman was shot during a raid on a house in Willesden, north-west London. |
The woman, in her 20s, was one of the subjects of the investigation and is in a serious but stable condition. | The woman, in her 20s, was one of the subjects of the investigation and is in a serious but stable condition. |
A raid also took place in Kent, with six people arrested in total. | A raid also took place in Kent, with six people arrested in total. |
Officers say the operation was not connected to an arrest near Parliament on Thursday, when a man was detained on suspicion on terror offences. | Officers say the operation was not connected to an arrest near Parliament on Thursday, when a man was detained on suspicion on terror offences. |
Police said the house in Harlesden Road, Willesden, had been under observation | Police said the house in Harlesden Road, Willesden, had been under observation |
At about 19:00 BST on Thursday, firearm officers entered the property. CS gas was sprayed and a woman was shot. | At about 19:00 BST on Thursday, firearm officers entered the property. CS gas was sprayed and a woman was shot. |
A 16-year-old boy, and a man and woman, both aged 20, were arrested. A 43-year-old woman was arrested in Kent. | A 16-year-old boy, and a man and woman, both aged 20, were arrested. A 43-year-old woman was arrested in Kent. |
Two further arrests were made in Willesden after a man and woman, both aged 28, returned to the property. | |
Deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Neil Basu said: "Due to these arrests that have been made yesterday, in both cases I believe that we have contained the threats that they pose." | Deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Neil Basu said: "Due to these arrests that have been made yesterday, in both cases I believe that we have contained the threats that they pose." |
When asked by reporters whether police had foiled an active terror plot, Mr Basu replied: "Yes." | When asked by reporters whether police had foiled an active terror plot, Mr Basu replied: "Yes." |
He added: "There are constant acts of immense bravery by officers, armed and unarmed - those that the public see, where our officers run towards danger just as you saw yesterday, but a huge amount of unseen work that the public will never see behind the scenes." | He added: "There are constant acts of immense bravery by officers, armed and unarmed - those that the public see, where our officers run towards danger just as you saw yesterday, but a huge amount of unseen work that the public will never see behind the scenes." |
The Met said the suspects were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts. | The Met said the suspects were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts. |
They are in custody at a south London police station. | They are in custody at a south London police station. |
'Bang, bang, bang' | 'Bang, bang, bang' |
Alex Paton, 50, who lives in Harlesden Road said he saw a woman "getting all cuffed up and put in a white suit". | Alex Paton, 50, who lives in Harlesden Road said he saw a woman "getting all cuffed up and put in a white suit". |
He described seeing "coppers and masked men with guns and there was a guy running down the road with a gas mask and a machine gun". | He described seeing "coppers and masked men with guns and there was a guy running down the road with a gas mask and a machine gun". |
Another person who lives in the area said she heard "bang, bang, bang" before she went out to go shopping. | Another person who lives in the area said she heard "bang, bang, bang" before she went out to go shopping. |
She described the people who lived at the raided house as a "standard Muslim couple". | She described the people who lived at the raided house as a "standard Muslim couple". |
'Don't touch me' | |
Another neighbour said the woman had injuries to her left arm and the left side of her stomach. | Another neighbour said the woman had injuries to her left arm and the left side of her stomach. |
He said the family who lived at the house were from Somalia. | He said the family who lived at the house were from Somalia. |
Ruth Haile, who lives in the road, says she heard shots and the woman on the ground shouting "Don't touch me, my body, don't touch my dress". | |
A police spokesman said the woman who was shot was taken to hospital by ambulance. | A police spokesman said the woman who was shot was taken to hospital by ambulance. |
"Due to her condition, she has not been arrested at this time and remains under police guard at hospital," he said. | "Due to her condition, she has not been arrested at this time and remains under police guard at hospital," he said. |
It is believed to be the first time a woman has been shot by police in ten years. The last time was in 2007 when Ann Sanderson was fatally shot in Kent. | |
Police said searches took place at "linked addresses", as well as where the arrests took place. | Police said searches took place at "linked addresses", as well as where the arrests took place. |
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards, as is procedure. | The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards, as is procedure. |
The IPCC said they were gathering evidence but that no officers were under investigation. | The IPCC said they were gathering evidence but that no officers were under investigation. |
A video been taken at the moment of shooting has been posted on social media. It shows armed police surrounding a terraced house as five shots rang out. | A video been taken at the moment of shooting has been posted on social media. It shows armed police surrounding a terraced house as five shots rang out. |
On Thursday, police arrested a 27-year-old man at the junction of Parliament Street and Parliament Square as part of an intelligence-led operation. | On Thursday, police arrested a 27-year-old man at the junction of Parliament Street and Parliament Square as part of an intelligence-led operation. |
The Met said he was detained on suspicion of terrorism offences and that knives were recovered from the scene. | The Met said he was detained on suspicion of terrorism offences and that knives were recovered from the scene. |
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