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| Man arrested on terrorism charges after suspicious item found at London Tube station | Man arrested on terrorism charges after suspicious item found at London Tube station |
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| A man has been arrested on terrorism charges after a suspicious item was discovered at an underground station in south London. | A man has been arrested on terrorism charges after a suspicious item was discovered at an underground station in south London. |
| North Greenwich station was evacuated yesterday after a suspect device found on an eastbound Jubilee Line train sparked a terror alert at around 11am. | North Greenwich station was evacuated yesterday after a suspect device found on an eastbound Jubilee Line train sparked a terror alert at around 11am. |
| Police said a Taster stun gun was discharged but no shots were fired as the 19-year-old suspect was arrested in the street on Holloway Road in north London on Friday. | Police said a Taster stun gun was discharged but no shots were fired as the 19-year-old suspect was arrested in the street on Holloway Road in north London on Friday. |
| The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command were assisted by armed colleagues in the dramatic operation, which took place around midday. | |
| The suspect is now in custody at a London police station. | The suspect is now in custody at a London police station. |
| North Greenwich station was evacuated after the suspicious item was found, but reopened on Thursday evening. | North Greenwich station was evacuated after the suspicious item was found, but reopened on Thursday evening. |
| Police said the item is currently being forensically examined following a controlled explosion. | Police said the item is currently being forensically examined following a controlled explosion. |
| “The public will see more officers, including armed police, in and around transport hubs to provide reassurance around public safety,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, adding that the Underground was working as normal. | “The public will see more officers, including armed police, in and around transport hubs to provide reassurance around public safety,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, adding that the Underground was working as normal. |
| Counter-terror detectives opened an investigation on Thursday after the suspicious item was found on a train at North Greenwich station, which serves the O2 entertainment complex, formerly the Millennium Dome. | |
| The police said in a statement on Thursday that “a controlled detonation” of the package had taken place. | The police said in a statement on Thursday that “a controlled detonation” of the package had taken place. |
| Emi Koizumi, 42, was walking to buy her lunch when armed police swarmed Holloway Road to arrest the suspect. | |
| “We saw loads of police, including armed [police] and also plain-clothed [officers] with their faces covered,” she told the Evening Standard. | |
| “The plain-clothed police ran off down the street towards Highbury Corner right as we walked up. No one would tell us what was going on under the railway bridge.” | |
| Since August 2014, the terror threat level in Britain has been classed as “severe” – the second highest level, meaning an attack is considered “highly likely”. | |
| Police have asked anyone who saw anything suspicious on the eastbound train to call the anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789321. | Police have asked anyone who saw anything suspicious on the eastbound train to call the anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789321. |