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| Tube device arrest: Police link suspicious device find in Devon | Tube device arrest: Police link suspicious device find in Devon |
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| 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 in Tudor Road, Newton Abbot. | Residents have been evacuated after the device was discovered in Tudor Road, Newton Abbot. |
| A 200m cordon is in place and paramedics are on standby at the scene. | A 200m cordon is in place and paramedics are on standby at the scene. |
| On Friday, a 19-year-old man was arrested after a suspicious device was blown up in a controlled explosion at North Greenwich station. | 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'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," it said. | "Devon and Cornwall Police in conjunction with the Met Police remain at the scene and dealing with the item in question," it said. |
| A reception centre has been set up by Devon and Cornwall Police for those affected by the evacuation. | 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 in the town, 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. | The man arrested in Holloway Road, north London, on Friday remains in custody, the Met Police said. |