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| Counter terrorism arrest over North Greenwich Tube device | Counter terrorism arrest over North Greenwich Tube device |
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| A 19-year old man has been arrested by counter terrorism police after a suspicious device was blown up in a controlled explosion at North Greenwich Tube station on Thursday. | A 19-year old man has been arrested by counter terrorism police after a suspicious device was blown up in a controlled explosion at North Greenwich Tube station on Thursday. |
| Officers discharged tasers during the arrest on Holloway Road, north London, but no firearms were discharged. | Officers discharged tasers during the arrest on Holloway Road, north London, but no firearms were discharged. |
| The man has been taken to a London police station, where he remains in custody. | The man has been taken to a London police station, where he remains in custody. |
| The Met Police said the device had been sent off to be forensically examined. | The Met Police said the device had been sent off to be forensically examined. |
| 'Wires and possibly a clock' | |
| The device was discovered on an eastbound Jubilee Line train at North Greenwich in south-east London, at about 11:00 BST on Thursday. | |
| A source told the BBC the device was found by a member of the public and handed to a tube driver. | |
| The driver treated it as a suspicious device and saw that it contained "wires and possibly a clock". | |
| North Greenwich tube station was evacuated and members of the Met's bomb squad carried out the explosion, after the device was described as looking "real enough". | |
| Rail union bosses had earlier called for a security summit after the suspect device was found. | Rail union bosses had earlier called for a security summit after the suspect device was found. |
| In a statement on Thursday, the Met said: "Specialist officers from the Met and [British Transport Police] are in attendance and a controlled detonation has since taken place to ensure the item is safe. | |
| "While we are keeping an open mind, the Met's Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation because it has the expertise to deal with incidents of this kind." | |
| The Met said officers were keeping an open mind regarding any possible motive but said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to their investigation at this stage. | |
| The current threat level for international terrorism in the UK is severe - meaning an attack is "highly likely". |