We are 'completely innocent' say terror raid family
A family arrested by police during a raid to smash a suspected chemical plot today denied any involvement in terrorism activity, their spokesman said.
In a statement released this afternoon, the family said it “would like to make it clear that we are completely innocent and in no way involved in any terrorist activity”.
The family said they wanted to express their “deep shock and anger” at the raid in the early hours of yesterday morning, when armed officers descended on their family terraced house in east London.
Spokesman Asad Rehman initially said the family were related to two men in an adjoining house who were arrested during the raid – one after he had been shot in the shoulder.
However, he later insisted that the two households were “totally separate”, despite the fact that their houses were interconnected.
The 23-year-old man who was shot was later arrested under the Terrorism Act after being treated at the Royal London Hospital, where he is still recovering.
