Man Arrested in East London on Suspicion of Terrorism Acts

A search has been carried out at an east London address, according to a police statement.

A 21-year-old man was arrested at a residential address in east London on Friday on suspicion of terrorist acts, the Metropolitan Police said.

Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command have today arrested a man in east London for terrorism offences.

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The suspect has not been identified but the police said that he was detained under the Terrorism Act 2000 and was taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody. He is suspected of the commission, preparation, or instigation of an act of terrorism. 

Police officers have been carrying out a search at an east London address, the statement added.