Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Daniel Keane

Teenage boy, 18, arrested in west London on suspicion of encouraging terrorism

Police arrested the teenager in west London (Stock)

(Picture: PA Wire)

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging Islamist terrorism.

Officers arrested the teenager at an address in west London on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command.

He was held on suspicion of encouraging terrorism by sharing extreme Islamist material online, the Met Police said in a statement.

The suspect’s home is being searched and he remains in custody at a London police station.

Enquiries continue.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.