Scotland Yard have arrested five teenagers aged between 15 and 19 on suspicion of planning to join the Islamic State terrorist group. "The arrests relate to plans to travel to join a proscribed organisation," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "Officers from the Scotland Yard Counter Terrorism Command have today, yesterday arrested five males from separate addresses in south, east and west London on suspicion of Preparation of Terrorist Acts, Contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, the statement said.
A further residential address was searched in Lambeth area of London in connection with the investigation, the Met said. All five are being questioned at a central London police station. Some youngsters from London have been at risk of fleeing to Syria and other war zones to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. In 2015, three teenage girls from east London went missing and were believed to have joined ISIS.
