21 February 2017, 03:01 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A 30-year-old man was arrested by the London police Counter Terrorism Command at his place of work in the western part of the UK capital, police said in a press release Wednesday.
"Officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command have arrested a 30-year-old man at his place of work in west London on Tuesday, 7 March. He was arrested for section 38b of the Terrorism Act 2000 and detained under PACE legislation," the press release read.
Police added that the arrest was a part of a pre-planned operation and was not caused by imminent threat.
The arrest has been followed by a search of a residential address in south London.
The British Security Service MI5 says the level of terrorist threat in the United Kingdom is "severe," one step from the highest tier.
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