Police Blotter

Six Arrests Made In Terror Raid Close To Olympic Park In London

With every Olympic Games inevitably comes the risk of terror threats. This morning, CBS Sports broke that six people were arrested only a half a mile away from Olympic Park in London. While the report said the arrests were not in connection with the Olympics—set to begin later this month—the proximity of the arrests obviously raised those questions.

Per CBS:

Intelligence officials say there has been an expected increase in chatter among extremist groups ahead of the Games, but there are still no specific or credible threats targeting the Olympics. Last week two Muslim men were arrested — and later released without charge — after they were spotted canoeing on the River Lee, a branch of which runs through the Olympic site.

The arrests took place at 4 a.m. today, a nearby resident who witnessed the raid told CBS. According to the report, other raids were scheduled to be made later.

Continuing searches were being carried out at eight separate addresses in east, west and north London and at one business in east London, police said. Rahman identified one of the addresses as being in Old Street, near London’s financial district.

Britain’s terror threat level is currently at “substantial,” meaning there is a strong possibility of an attack, according to CBS.

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