London police detain 6 in major counter-terror raid targeting Kurdish center
British counter-terrorism units arrested six people in London during raids connected to a banned Kurdish group. Police searched multiple locations including a community center‚ which will stay closed for investigation
British law-enforcement made a big-scale counter-terror operation in London today - six suspects got detained in connection with PKK-linked actions (a group thats been illegal in UK since early 2000s)
The operation targeted several spots across the city including a Kurdish community centre - which might stay closed for about 2-weeks. Police teams checked 8 different places as part of their well-planned raid
This activity has come about following a significant investigation and operation into activity we believe is linked to the terrorist group PKK
The arrested group includes 4 men and 2 women aged 23-to-62; officials say theres no direct threat to public safety. The PKK which started its activities in south-east Turkey about 45 years ago has been part of a long-running dispute that caused many deaths
Helen Flanagan made it clear: their work focuses on keeping all communities safe - especially Turkish and Kurdish ones. She asked people to report if they think someone linked to PKK contacted them or tried to get them involved in any activities
The police operation shows how UK keeps working on stopping banned groups activities: the PKK has been outlawed here for more than 20 years and this raid is part of broader counter-terror efforts
