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Met Police find suspicious device in house in Devon Tube device arrest: Police link suspicious device find in Devon
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A 200m cordon is in place after the Metropolitan Police found a suspicious device at a house in Devon. Counter terrorism officers investigating an incident at a London Tube station have found a suspicious device at a house in Devon.
Residents have been evacuated after the device was discovered at a property in Tudor Road, Newton Abbot at about 14:45 BST. Residents have been evacuated after the device was discovered in Tudor Road, Newton Abbot.
A local reception centre has been set up by Devon and Cornwall Police for those affected by the evacuation. A 200m cordon is in place and paramedics are on standby at the scene.
Paramedics are at the scene on standby but there are no casualties, South Western Ambulance Service said. On Friday, a 19-year-old man was arrested after a suspicious device was blown up in a controlled explosion at North Greenwich station.
A police statement said officers from the Metropolitan Police attended an address in Tudor Road and "found an item they deemed suspicious". A police statement said officers from the Metropolitan Police's counter terrorism command searched the address in Tudor Road and "found an item they deemed suspicious".
"Devon and Cornwall Police in conjunction with the Met Police remain at the scene and dealing with the item in question." "Devon and Cornwall Police in conjunction with the Met Police remain at the scene and dealing with the item in question," it said.
The A381 East Street is closed due to the police incident and is causing significant traffic delays. A reception centre has been set up by Devon and Cornwall Police for those affected by the evacuation.
A staff member at the Jolly Abbot pub, on East Street, said workers and customers "can't go anywhere" while the police cordon is in place. A staff member at the Jolly Abbot pub, on East Street in the town, said workers and customers "can't go anywhere" while the police cordon is in place.
The employee, who did not want to be identified, said: "If you leave the cordon you can't come back."The employee, who did not want to be identified, said: "If you leave the cordon you can't come back."
The man arrested in Holloway Road, north London, on Friday remains in custody, the Met Police said.