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    Scotland Yard says operation is not linked to Olympics

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A location near the Olympic Stadium in London.

The scene of an anti terror operation earlier as police raided a home using smoke grenades and stun guns rounding up suspected terrorists.

And they made several other bus across England's capital.

Continuing searches that addresses around the city Scotland Yard saying the operation is not linked to the upcoming Olympics.

And that there are no specific or credible threats targeting the games but intelligence officials say.

The terror level remains at substantial indicating that an attack.

Is a strong possibility she fox report correspondent Jonathan Hunt now is here with the -- so no direct link to the Olympics but it does say that.

They're on high alert.

Yeah absolutely and -- concern evidenced in the how quickly they moved against these.

-- -- -- They admit themselves that there was no attack that was in any way operationally here it was in the very early planning stages but they moved quickly because the Olympics are so close they moved in early this morning in fact -- those up.

I -- addresses across London.

Arresting five man no one woman -- British nationals and according to the reporting of at least two British newspapers.

All Muslims and interesting to note to.

That three of the -- all Brothers.

Were arrested at a house just one mile from the Olympic Stadium.

In northeast London so while in the woods of the security services.

The attack itself full -- attack may have not been directly related to the Olympics Harris certainly the reaction to it walls.

I would imagine that.

That even though that there is no link the security plan has to be.

Monster it's huge it's the biggest the UK has ever seen some 27.

And a half thousand cops military personnel.

And security service agents will be on -- -- throughout the Olympics it's costing the UK something like one billion dollars but a lot of security experts say.

They can do everything they want to protect the venues the VIPs the athletes.

But what they worry about a so called soft targets listen.

All around London there are going to be watching parties and corporate events and other things that may not have the same level of protection in place.

That the stadiums -- and these soft targets represent vulnerabilities that the terrorist groups would want to exploit.

And as the head of the British security service M I five said that just last week in a -- Public speech Harris that is no such thing as guaranteed security.

You know what's so interesting he was just mentioning those watch parties have been seeing ads online for these parties really get your ticket and everything all package together so this something that a lot of people are considered yet and.

Easiest thing in the world to walk into a hobble some -- my club and carry out one of the kind of -- -- -- that's the great concern that too many targets.

Not enough people however many security service agency and our topic -- -- thank you --

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