Dozens of armed police swoop on address in Birmingham ‘where car used in London terror attacks was rented from’
- Armed police were seen outside an address near Bearwood in Birmingham
- The address is said to match the location the London terror attack driver rented the Hyundai he used as a weapon from
- The road was closed for several hours but police will not give a statement
- Scotland Yard is handling enquiries, rather than West Midlands Police, but a spokesman said it could not yet comment due to 'operational reasons'
Armed police have been involved in a raid at a residential property near to a curry house in Birmingham this evening, closing off part of the city for more than two hours.
Dozens of officers, some response and some with weapons, were seen swooping an address near to the Bearwood part of the city this evening.
Hagley Road was closed for a period of time and then reopened.
Armed police officers have raided a flat on Hagley Road in Birmingham. The address is said to match the location the London terror attack driver rented the Hyundai he used as a weapon from
Police officers enter the property on Hagley Road in Birmingham. Witnesses in the area said people had been taken away from the address
Sealed off: The road is said to have closed at 11pm and reopened by 2am
Police cordoned off the street in Birmingham for several hours while armed police carried out an operation at a hotel
BBC Newsnight has claimed the vehicle used in the terror attacks could have been rented from the same road.
The road is said to have closed at 11pm and reopened by 2am, with witnesses in the area saying people had been taken away by the address.
They believe the officers may have been from a counter terrorism unit.
West Midlands Police gave a short statement earlier, which read: 'There is an ongoing police operation, no further details are being given at this stage.'
The road was reopened earlier this evening but it was shut for several hours on the same night as the London terror attacks
It follows several claims the car used in the attack was rented from a location in Birmingham
There did not appear to be direct information to link the operation with today's terror attack in the capital, but the presence alarmed residents.
Four people and the attacker died in London on Wednesday afternoon after a man driving a Hyundai 4x4 crashed into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge before hurting towards the gates of Parliament.
Metropolitan Police are the point of contact for the Hagley Road operation, but no statement could be given due to 'operational reasons'.
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