LONDON BRIDGE ARREST

Cops swoop on east London home and detain man, 28, on suspicion of terror offences in latest dawn raid

Anti-terror police have made a series of dramatic raids in the wake of the atrocity

Holly Christodoulou

Published: 8:41, 10 Jun 2017
Updated: 9:07, 10 Jun 2017

Police at the scene of the London Bridge terror attack where officers responded and shot dead the assailants within eight minutes

TERROR cops probing the devaststing London Bridge attack have arrested a man in Barking.

The 28-year-old was held on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

London Bridge attackers Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba

The Met's Counter Terror detectives swooped on the house in the early hours of the morning and took the man into custody.

They are currently searching the house while the suspect is detained under the Terrorism Act.

Cops have been carrying out a series of dramatic raids across east London as they try to bust a deadly terror network behind last Saturday's attack.

Cops were at the cordon as a heavier police presence was notable in the wake of the attack — Cops at the cordon in the wake of the London Bridge attacksCredit: AP:Associated Press

Police at the scene of the London Bridge terror attack where officers responded and shot dead the assailants within eight minutes — Police at the scene of the London Bridge terror attack where officers responded and shot dead the assailants within eight minutesCredit: PA:Press Association

Six men arrested in Ilford are still being quizzed by detectives on a range of terrorism charges.

A further 12 held shortly after the atrocity have all been released without charge.

Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba wore fake bomb vests as they ploughed into pedestrians on London Bridge last Saturday night.

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They then abandoned the van and rampaged through Borough Market hacking at revellers in pubs and restaurants.

Staff barricaded the doors as the attackers tried to storm the building before the three terrorists were shot dead.

Eight people were killed the terror attack - the deadliest in London since 7/7 - and a further 48 injured.

Police officers observe a minute's silence at London Bridge station on June 6 - just metres from where a terror attack took place at the weekend — Police officers observe a minute's silence at London Bridge station on June 6 - just metres from where a terror attack took place at the weekendCredit: Getty Images

Terrorist Khuram Butt takes his last breath after being gunned down by police

Gunshots, stun grenades and controlled explosions have been reported by witnesses at some of the properties cops have stormed in Newham and Barking and Dagenham in the aftermath of the massacre.

Terror group ISIS claimed responsibility for the mass killing more than 24 hours after the atrocity through their affiliated news agency Amaq.

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