Police intercept armed men bound for Notting Hill Carnival

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A police officer takes a photo for party-goers at Notting Hill Carnival In a statement, the force said: “Officers were able to stop a car in Harrow, believed to be en route to Carnival, where a firearm was seized and two people arrested. Earlier on Monday, a senior Met officer said he was “tired of saying the same words every year” after a woman attending the carnival with her child was stabbed. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, who is in charge of the policing operation for the event, said his officers “very narrowly avoided a fatality” and are “tired of seeing crime scenes” at the street party. “Carnival is a community event and the vast majority of people come to celebrate, to dance, to enjoy music and have a fantastic experience.” The 32-year-old woman remains in a critical condition in hospital, the force said.