Kent woman arrested as police shoot Willesden woman in terror raid

During the course of that operation one of the subjects of that operation - a woman - was shot by police - she remains in hospital.

A woman was shot and five people were arrested in the anti-terror raid in the northwest of the city, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

Footage shows a passenger, believed to be in her twenties, in full Muslim dress, screaming as a group of undercover officers pull her off public transport on Willesden High Road in north-west London on Thursday evening.

Police say the suspect was detained by armed officers just yards from Downing Street after a stop and search in an "intelligence-led" operation. She was rushed to the hospital later, where she is reportedly in a serious condition.

A 20-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy were arrested at the address where the woman was shot, as was a 20-year-old man nearby.

It was just over a month ago that a British-born convert to Islam ploughed a auto into pedestrians on Westminster bridge, killing four, before stabbing a police officer to death. Knives have been recovered from him. One woman was shot and seriously injured in the police swoop. No one was injured in the incident.

A terror suspect arrested in Whitehall on Thursday has been named as Khalid Mohamed Omar Ali.

All four are being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts and are in custody at a south London police station.

"Detectives from the counter-terrorism command are continuing their investigation, and as a result of this arrest there is no immediate known threat". Senior officers said the security services had thwarted 13 terrorism attempts in the last four years shortly before the deadly Westminster Bridge incident.

As armed police blocked off Whitehall, a street lined with government buildings that is the main artery of London's government district, witnesses reported seeing a man on the ground surrounded by police.

Police said Friday the raids in north London and southeastern England were not related to the earlier incident, which reminded numerous March 22 attack on Parliament and Westminster Bridge that claimed the lives of one police officer and four pedestrians. Police shot Masood dead.

"She was sitting upright and had oxygen on - I couldn't tell if she was conscious or unconscious", McKenzie said. "With the attack in Westminster on March 22 so fresh in people's minds, I would like to reassure everyone that across the country officers are working round the clock to identify those people who intend to commit acts of terror".

Britain's official threat level from global terrorism stands at the second-highest, meaning an attack is highly likely.