The teenager was held on suspicion of terror offences
Kirsty O'Connor/PA
Robin de Peyer18 May 2018
Armed police have arrested a teenager on suspicion of terrorism, Scotland Yard said.
The 18-year-old was detained at 12.10am in a north London street by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.
He was arrested on Friday on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts and taken into custody at a south London police station, where he remains.
A spokesman for the force said: "The arrest took place in the street in the north London area and was carried out with the assistance of armed officers."
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