TERROR as Bomb Factory uncovered in LONDON!

Police have instigated a massive counter terror probe after two suspected bombs were found at an empty flat in northwest London. The block of flats was evacuated and road closures were put in place while specialist officers assessed the two devices.

Initial assessment was that they were both improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Scotland Yard said in a statement. These are common place in Iraq and Syria and have been used in the past against British Troops.

 

A massive Police operation has swung into action and at the moment a police officer was stood guard outside the house and a large forensics tent is still in place. One resident who was too fearful to give out her name said she was told by officers that the device was a “suspected pipe bomb”.

Chief Superintendent Simon Rose, North West Command Unit said:

I’d like to thank local residents in the area for their patience and understanding whilst we dealt with this incident today. The public’s safety is our top priority, and I would like to pay tribute to the specialist officers who attended and were able to safely recover the devices.

I also want to reassure the local community that we have carried out precautionary searches in the surrounding area to make sure there was nothing else of a similar nature nearby, which I’m pleased to confirm is the case.

The next stage is to investigate how and why the two devices came to be in this flat and detectives from the Counter Terrorism Command will be leading this. I would ask anyone who might have information that could assist us to get in touch, either by calling 0800 789 321 or by calling Crimestoppers, which is completely anonymous.”

UPDATE 9:30 AM – 48 YEAR OLD MAN ARRESTED

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