Published November 29,2024
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Supporters of the PKK terrorist group clashed with police in north London for a second day on Thursday after the Metropolitan Police arrested seven individuals in reference to suspected terrorist exercise linked to the group.
A gaggle of PKK supporters gathered exterior the Turnpike Lane underground station chanting slogans in opposition to Türkiye and the UK whereas calling for “Freedom for Ocalan,” referring to Abdullah Ocalan, the convicted ringleader of the PKK, who’s serving a life sentence in Türkiye.
Later, they marched in direction of a group heart in London’s Harringay neighborhood beneath intense police presence.
Upon arriving, they started hurling water bottles in direction of the officers and a skirmish broke out.
It marked the second consecutive day of clashes with police following a confrontation between PKK supporters and officers late Wednesday after seven individuals had been arrested earlier in a coordinated operation by London’s Counter Terrorism Command.
The arrests had been made at numerous areas all through London beneath Section 41(1) of the Terrorism Act of 2000. All of the suspects are presently in custody at a London police station.
“Officers continue to carry out search activity at the Kurdish Community Centre as part of the ongoing investigation, and it remains closed to the public at this time,” the police mentioned Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Police mentioned earlier that two girls aged 59 and 31 and 4 males aged 27, 62, 56 and 23 had been arrested at separate addresses early Wednesday, whereas the seventh suspect, a 31-year-old man, was arrested in west London later within the day.
“Our enquiries remain ongoing, and we continue to investigate what are very serious allegations,” Acting Commander Helen Flanagan from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command mentioned Thursday.
“We anticipate that some of our search activity will continue for several days,” she added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr