Police search house in W. London after bombings
Posted on: Friday, 22 July 2005, 09:34 CDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Armed police raided a house in west London on Friday in connection with the attempted bombings of the London transport system 24 hours earlier but no one was arrested, a police spokeswoman said.
Vans of armed police and paramedics wearing flak jackets descended on the area shortly after one p.m. local time (1200 GMT) and shouted at people to stay inside their houses.
Witnesses told a Reuters reporter the police sealed off about 150 meters of the road and approached an internet cafe.
Police later removed parts of the cordon and the paramedics removed their bullet-protective clothing. A spokesman for Scotland Yard said he believed the search was still going on.
"About half hour an ago, police ran up my road telling everyone to get inside their houses," Houst Monfaradi told BBC television, adding there was a huge police presence in the area.
"Anyone who even pops their head out, they scream at them: 'get inside your house'."
Petica Watson, 32, told Reuters she had walked out of her house and straight into a policeman with a machinegun who ordered her back in.
London police had been due to hold a news conference at 1:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on the day's events but it was delayed by more than an hour. Sky Television, citing police sources, said the delay was for operational reasons.
Source: REUTERS
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