Armed police carry out dawn raids in wake of London terror attack
Armed police have carried out two early morning raids in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack.
Two addresses, one in Newham and another in Barking, were raided at around 4.15am, the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command said.
Officials confirmed a "number of people" were detained and were being spoken to as searches continued at both addresses.
Barking resident James Bateman said he was woken up by an "extremely loud bang" in the middle of the night before witnessing the start of the operation.
Mr Bateman told ITV's Good Morning Britain he saw "around a dozen armed officers jumping out of an unmarked van".
He had tweeted picture of armed police just off the A13 after hearing what he described as "loud flash bangs and gunshots".
The raids came a day after 12 people were arrested - one of whom was later released - during earlier searches in King's Road, Barking.
The raids are part of the ongoing investigation into Saturday night's deadly attack by three men in London Bridge and Borough Market.
The first fatal victim was named by family as Christine Archibald, a 30-year-old Canadian who had moved to London to be with her fiance.
She died in his arms after being struck by the attack van.