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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 21-year-old woman was one of the subjects of the investigation and is in a serious but stable condition.The 21-year-old woman 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 of terror offences.Officers say the operation was not connected to an arrest near Parliament on Thursday, when a man was detained on suspicion of terror offences.
Police said the house in Harlesden Road, Willesden, had been under observation. Police said the house in Harlesden Road, Willesden, which was raided on Thursday evening, 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. 'Threats contained'
At about 19:00 BST, firearms 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. Two further arrests were made in Willesden after a man and woman, both aged 28, returned to the raided 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." The police said the suspects had been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts.
They are in custody at a south London police station.
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Neil Basu, deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, 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. Alex Paton, 50, who lives in Harlesden Road, said he saw a woman "getting all cuffed up and put in a white suit".
They are in custody at a south London police station. He described seeing "coppers and masked men with guns".
'Bang, bang, bang' Another resident of the area said she had heard the "bang, bang, bang" of shots.
Alex Paton, 50, who lives in Harlesden Road said he saw a woman "getting all cuffed up and put in a white suit". A neighbour of the raided property suggested the shot woman had suffered injuries to her left arm and stomach.
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 said the family who lived there were from Somalia.
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".
'Don't touch me''Don't touch me'
Another neighbour said the woman had injuries to her left arm and the left side of her stomach. Ruth Haile, who lives in the road, said she heard shots and the woman on the ground shouting: "Don't touch me, my body, don't touch my dress."
He said the family who lived at the house were from Somalia. Speaking about the shot woman, a police spokesman said: "Due to her condition, she has not been arrested at this time and remains under police guard at hospital.
Ruth Haile, who lives in the road, said 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.
"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 10 years. The last time was in 2007 when Ann Sanderson was fatally shot in Kent.It is believed to be the first time a woman has been shot by police in 10 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 had taken 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 Willesden raid has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Met's directorate of professional standards, as is procedure.
The IPCC said it was gathering evidence but that no officers were under investigation.The IPCC said it was gathering evidence but that no officers were under investigation.
A video 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, in London, 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. 'Family tip-off'
The Met said he was detained on suspicion of terrorism offences and that knives were recovered from the scene. He was identified on Friday as Khalid Mohamed Omar Ali, a British national who is believed to have gone to school in Tottenham, north London, but was not born in the UK.
He had been on the force's radar for some time. Police acted after specific concerns were raised by the community. The Met said he had been detained on suspicion of terrorism offences and that knives were recovered from the scene.
He had been on the force's radar for some time and it is thought police acted after a concerned family member contacted them.
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