A 23-year-old man has been shot by police during a house raid involving 250 officers carried out early on Friday under the Terrorism Act. The man, who was later arrested, was taken to hospital after the search in Forest Gate, east London. His injuries are not life-threatening. A 20-year-old man is also being held at a central London police station. A single shot was fired, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission which will investigate. The operation was not linked to the London bombings of July 2005, police have said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of the Met's anti-terror branch, said the operation was planned in response to "specific intelligence". "Because of the very specific nature of the intelligence we planned an operation that was designed to mitigate any threat to the public either from firearms or from hazardous substances," he said. He said the purpose of raid was to prove or disprove intelligence they had received. A protective tent has been set up outside the house BBC Home Affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford described it as the most significant anti-terror operation this year.
The 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism as he was being treated at the Royal London hospital The 20-year-old man was being questioned at Paddington Green police station.