THREE men were arrested in the street in Kensington & Chelsea early this morning (Friday) as part of an attempted murder investigation.
The trio, aged 42, 30 and 37, were arrested in Queensdale Road at 1am as part of a swoop by counter terrorism police which saw a number of suspects arrested in west and north west London.
Two men were taken into custody at a residential address in Hillingdon borough: a 42-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender and a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
At 5am three more were arrested at a residential address in Holland Park. Two men aged 32 and 31 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, and a 20-year-old man was was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A further three aged 45, 29 and 28 were arrested at the same address on suspicion of immigration matters unconnected with
investigation into the attempted murder.
This follows the arrests of a man and woman aged 33 and 40 respectively on 4 October at a residential address in Wolverhampton.
In total 15 people are in custody at police stations in central London and west London.
A number of search warrants have also been executed in connection with this investigation. The searches are being carried out at a residential address in South Shields, a residential address in Birmingham and two residential addresses in London.
The arrests come after an Indian national who was visiting London, was with his wife in Old Quebec Street, W1 on September 30 when they were approached by four men.
He was assaulted with what is believed to be a knife or sharp implement and suffered a wound on his neck. His wife was not injured in the attack.
The four men are described as being of Asian appearance, and were wearing dark clothing and long black jackets. They all had long beards. One of the men is described as younger and slimmer than the other three. They all fled in the direction of Oxford Street.
Officers and London Ambulance Service attended the scene and discovered a man, aged 78, suffering from an injury believed caused by a knife or sharp implement. He was taken to hospital where he received treatment and was later discharged.
Detectives are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time or who may have information about the incident. In particular they want to speak to those people who assisted the wife and the victim at the scene following the attack.
Any witnesses or anyone with information can contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The trio, aged 42, 30 and 37, were arrested in Queensdale Road at 1am as part of a swoop by counter terrorism police which saw a number of suspects arrested in west and north west London.
Two men were taken into custody at a residential address in Hillingdon borough: a 42-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender and a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
At 5am three more were arrested at a residential address in Holland Park. Two men aged 32 and 31 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder, and a 20-year-old man was was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A further three aged 45, 29 and 28 were arrested at the same address on suspicion of immigration matters unconnected with
investigation into the attempted murder.
This follows the arrests of a man and woman aged 33 and 40 respectively on 4 October at a residential address in Wolverhampton.
In total 15 people are in custody at police stations in central London and west London.
A number of search warrants have also been executed in connection with this investigation. The searches are being carried out at a residential address in South Shields, a residential address in Birmingham and two residential addresses in London.
The arrests come after an Indian national who was visiting London, was with his wife in Old Quebec Street, W1 on September 30 when they were approached by four men.
He was assaulted with what is believed to be a knife or sharp implement and suffered a wound on his neck. His wife was not injured in the attack.
The four men are described as being of Asian appearance, and were wearing dark clothing and long black jackets. They all had long beards. One of the men is described as younger and slimmer than the other three. They all fled in the direction of Oxford Street.
Officers and London Ambulance Service attended the scene and discovered a man, aged 78, suffering from an injury believed caused by a knife or sharp implement. He was taken to hospital where he received treatment and was later discharged.
Detectives are keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time or who may have information about the incident. In particular they want to speak to those people who assisted the wife and the victim at the scene following the attack.
Any witnesses or anyone with information can contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.