London May 18 (IANS) An 18-year-old youth was arrested on Friday by London s Metropolitan Police on suspicion of planning terrorist acts Scotland Yard said in a statement.
The detainee whose name and nationality were not made public was arrested on a street in north London by armed officers Efe news reported.
"The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act and taken into custody at a south London police station " said the Met police in a statement.
According to the interior security agency MI5 the current terror threat level in the UK is severe meaning an attack is highly likely.

--IANS soni/bg