A man was shot dead today and four others arrested during a Scotland Yard's "intelligence-led" operation here in the UK capital relating to a suspected plot to free a prisoner from lawful custody.
The Metropolitan Police said the operation in east London was "intelligence-led" and resulted in the arrest of four people.
Two of the arrests were on suspicion of "conspiracy to facilitate the escape of an individual from custody".
Scotland Yard said in a statement: "Officers from the Met Police Organised Crime Command and Specialist Firearms Operational Command Unit have this morning arrested four men as a result of a pre-planned intelligence led operation.
"Two of the men were arrested in the area of Bracknell Close. They have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to facilitate the escape of an individual from lawful custody. There were two further related arrests."
Witnesses described the man who was shot as sitting alone in a black Audi when he was surrounded by armed officers.
There were no reports of any other injuries.
The UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission said investigators were at the scene overseeing initial accounts given by the officers involved.
The Met added the Directorate of Professional Standards, its internal investigator, had also been informed and confirmed the incident was not related to terrorism.
