Twelve people arrested in raid on home of one attacker in east London

Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-04 21:20:14|Editor: MJ
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LONDON, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people have been arrested in Barking, east London, in connection with Saturday night's attack, Scotland Yard has said.

The force are continuing searches of a number of addresses in Barking.

People living in the Elizabeth Fry flat block in King's Road, Barking, where one of the attackers had a home, said shots were fired as heavily armed officers carried out a raid early this morning, Sky News reported.

One resident, Veronica Oladapo, said: "When I came out they were already taking some ...away. There were three of them... the ambulance came and took them away. There were another two sitting down inside."

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