London: An 18-year-old youth was arrested on Friday by London's Metropolitan Police on suspicion of planning terrorist acts, Scotland Yard said in a statement.
The detainee, whose name and nationality were not made public, was arrested on a street in north London by armed officers, Efe news reported.
"The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act and taken into custody at a south London police station," said the Met police in a statement.
According to the interior security agency MI5, the current terror threat level in the UK is severe, meaning an attack is highly likely.
The detainee, whose name and nationality were not made public, was arrested on a street in north London by armed officers, Efe news reported.
"The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act and taken into custody at a south London police station," said the Met police in a statement.
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