East London Life

At six am yesterday morning, Met counter-terrorism officers stormed a house in Walthamstow and arrested a 27-year old man suspicion of the ‘commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.’

Supposedly the arrest and charges stem from the alleged plot to to blow up passenger jets flying from London to the US, last August. The suspect was not named, and is being held in central London.

This arrest makes the ninth person from Walthamstow to have been charged under the Terrorism Act.

Council leader Clyde Loakes said he was aware of the arrest:

“The council and its partners are working very closely with the police to reassure the community and manage the impact of this incident”

The investigation into the airliner bomb plot has so far cost more than £30 million and a total of 11 men have been charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism.