Clashes broke out between protestors and police in north London after seven Kurdish terror suspects were arrested. The protest, which included chants of 'Free Kurdistan,' led to four protestors being arrested on various charges. The arrests were part of a series of raids by the Metropolitan Police targeting members of the PKK, a banned militant group.
This is the moment protestors and police clashed yesterday morning in north London after seven Kurdish terror suspects were arrested.
Six people, including a 59-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, a 62-year-old man, a 56-year-old man and a 23-year-old man were arrested at separate addresses across London.They have all been detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and are in custody at a London police station.
Feminist group Sisters Uncut called out on X yesterday morning for 'numbers needed' at the community centre following the arrests. Read More Six people are arrested by counter-terror police over 'activity linked to proscribed group PKK' They told MailOnline yesterday: 'I got up in the morning at 3am to go downstairs and make a sandwich but when I went to look out of the kitchen window I could see movement outside looking onto Portland Gardens and I could see two streams of armed officers walking away from where the Kurdish centre was.
Scotland Yard officers yelled 'get back' and 'you're not going any further' during a heated confrontation with protestors 'We understand these arrests have caused some concern amongst certain local communities – particularly those in the Kurdish community. I want to reassure the community that our activity is being carried out to keep everyone safe from potential harm, including those within the Kurdish community itself.
'Officers continue to carry out related search activity at the community centre, which remains closed to the public.'Four protestors have been arrested on suspicion of support for a proscribed organisation, assaulting an emergency worker, making threats to kill and a racially aggravated public order offence.
As part of the investigation, officers are carrying out searches at eight addresses across London, including at the Kurdish Community Centre in Haringey, north London.
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