RAID DRAMA
Moment armed cops swarm east London and aim their guns into flat – as one suspect scrambles over roof in dramatic raid
ARMED cops sealed off an East Ham road as they aimed their weapons up towards flats above high street shops.
The police were filmed shouting at people inside the building in the tense operation as one man tried to scramble over a roof in Barking Road, London earlier today.
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Cops could be heard ordering: "Stand up, show us your hands." The property was then raided.
This follows arrests made throughout the day after a terrorist attack in the centre of London which left seven people dead and 48 people injured - although it is not clear if this is linked to the terror investigations.
Three men drove a van at pedestrians walking on London Bridge last night before running into bars and pubs in Borough Market in a horrific attack.
One Twitter user said of the raid in East Ham: "Avoid Barking Road high street North area. Police anti terror raid. Full on lock down."
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Meanwhile, just over a mile away on Barking Road in East Ham there was heavy armed police presence but Scotland Yard was unable to say whether it was linked to the earlier arrests.
Last night three men drove a van at pedestrians on London Bridge before storming pubs and bars in the area and attacking diners.
The men wore fake suicide bomb vests as they struck at the heart of London last night by driving at 50mph into crowds and going on a stabbing spree before finally being shot dead by police.
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In an attack lasting little over eight minutes, the terrorist gang killed seven and injured up to 48 people who were enjoying a summer’s evening in the centre of the capital.
Today the PM delivered a firm warning to those who harbour extremists in this country in what looked like a turning point in terror policy today after the latest terror attack struck in the heart of London.
Following the third terrorist attack in three months Mrs May defiantly confirmed Thursday's General Election will go ahead and issued a warning to jihadis and those who harbour them as she said "things need to change".
Cops have arrested 12 people including several women in burkas in a dramatic raid at a flat where one of the London Bridge terrorists reportedly lived.
Shots were heard as police swooped on a block of flats in Barking, east London, before leading away suspects in handcuffs in connection with last night’s rampage.
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