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Police find 'suspicious device' in Devon during investigation into London tube terror alert Police find 'suspicious device' in Devon during investigation into London tube terror alert
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A suspicious device has been found at an address in Devon by police as part of a counter-terrorism investigation after a security alert at a London tube station this week. A suspicious device has been found at an address in Devon by police as part of a counter-terrorism investigation following a security alert at a London tube station this week.
Officers discovered the item at Tudor Road in Newton Abbot, on Saturday and evacuated the property and surrounding area. Officers discovered the item as they searched a property on Tudor Road in Newton Abbot on Saturday and evacuated the surrounding area.
On Thursday, a controlled detonation was carried out on a suspicious object found on a train at North Greenwich station, close to the O2 complex in south east London. Local police said they were working with the Metropolitan Police to deal with the item at the scene.
A 19-year-old suspect arrested on Friday remains in police custody following the incident, which sparked a major security scare. On Thursday, a controlled detonation was carried out on a suspicious object found on a train at North Greenwich station, close to the O2 complex in south east London.
More to follow... The station was evacuated at around 11am after the item was found and it remained shut for several hours as specialist teams worked to make the item safe.
No details about the device have been officially released but reports suggested it was handed to a Tube driver and contained wires and possibly a clock.
A 19-year-old suspect arrested on Friday remains in police custody following the incident.
Police said a Taser 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.
Football games at nearby Baker's Park in Newton Abbot were abandoned so police helicopters could land on the pitch, reported the Torquay Herald Express.
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”.