Police in Woolwich, London are given expanded powers through a temporary Section 35 order running from 2pm until midnight. The order is issued amid concern about gatherings involving schoolchildren following a widely shared social media post.
The reports cite a viral TikTok claim that students would “target Tesco” during a raid. Outlets describe the order as a measure that allows police to manage where people can be, and to reduce disruption linked to the suspected planned activity. The specific policing actions allowed under the order are not detailed in the provided summaries.
Across the sources, the emphasis is on the same core points: the location (Woolwich), the timeframe (2pm to midnight), the legal mechanism (Section 35 order), and the trigger (viral social media posts raising fears of a targeted incident).
