Man Shot In London Anti Terrorism Raid

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Published -- June 02 2006 7:05AM CDT || CNN

LONDON, England (CNN) A man who was shot by police during an anti-terrorism raid in east London has been arrested in hospital, police say.

The 23-year-old man was held on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism, Scotland Yard said.

He was shot once during a raid by more than 200 officers, some wearing chemical protection suits, at a house in Forest Gate at 4 a.m. on Friday. A second man, aged 20, was arrested during the raid.

Neighbors described seeing a man wearing a bloodstained T-shirt being carried out of the house following the raid.

The man's injuries are not life-threatening, the Independent Police Complaints Commission confirmed.

Officers described the operation as "intelligence-led" and said a search warrant had been executed under Britain's Terrorism Act.

They said the operation was not linked to last July's suicide bomb attacks on London's transport system which killed 52 commuters.

"At this stage there is nothing to suggest members of the public in the immediate area are at risk," police said.

Officers in protective clothing -- including protective suits and rubber boots -- were sent to the house and nearby roads were sealed off.

White and yellow tents were erected in front of the house. Four ambulances and 10 police vans were parked nearby.

Police were still wearing protective suits and rubber protective boots over their shoes eight hours after the raid, but residents had not been evacuated.

Police said the operation followed close liaison between security services and biochemical experts from the Health Protection Agency.

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QUOTECNN's Paula Hancocks, at the scene, said: "Police are not commenting on why they are wearing such heavy protective clothing. They say it is just precautionary."

Security expert Will Geddes said: "This operation is evidence that ongoing surveillance is going on across the country -- not only by the security services, but Scotland Yard and other groups working together to try and detect any cell activity or anything that could indicate a repeat of the horrific events of last year."

Britain has been on high alert since the attacks last July 7 when four Britons blew themselves up on three underground trains and a double decker bus.

Two weeks later police said they foiled an identical plot.

London police Commissioner Ian Blair has said three terrorism plots have been thwarted since the July bombings and that groups were planning further attacks.

Friday's shooting is the first during an anti-terrorism operation since police shot dead Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes last July as he boarded an underground train in south London after officers wrongly identified him as a suspected suicide bomber.

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Another one for the Good Guys.

Bot · #3

If I were a terrorist... the last place I'd want to be in Britain. lol That country is fucking insane.

On another note... who the fuck wrote this article: "Officers in protective clothing -- including protective suits and rubber boots" lmao

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Well, I'm guessing they meant protective against the ravages of chemical warfare! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

The fact the neighbourhood hadn't been evacuated 8 hours later suggests the intelligence was at least partially wrong. Hope the police didn't just shoot an innocent man. Imagine 200 fuzz in full protective gear bursting into your home guns waving: pretty scary stuff!

Bot · #5

Lightfoot... The article said the police were wearing protective clothing... including protective suits... sounds a little redundant, no? lol

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so they just wounded the man in stable condition that who was not fatally shot?

(argh, the grammar people surrender)

I expect we have a fresh group rising up,.. if you look at the cycle of activity, you can see a pattern that, to me, reveals the approximate length of their generic based training. which seems to be about 18 weeks. awfully long time to train someone who just self destructs and hopes for collateral damage.

must include the conditioning necessary to get them to develop the resolve to commit shahada jihad (suicide for the establishment of Islam worldwide).

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As usual, the "Human Rights" Lawyers are protesting the innocence of the suspects. Just for a change.........

#8

*human rights lawyers* are like those bugs whose asses look like their *heads* so when their "heads" get chewed off they can still run.