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| Pair still questioned over blast | Pair still questioned over blast |
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| Police are continuing to question two men detained in an operation linked to an explosion in a restaurant in Exeter. | Police are continuing to question two men detained in an operation linked to an explosion in a restaurant in Exeter. |
| Armed officers targeted the men at a cafe in Plymouth city centre on Friday afternoon. One man was arrested and the other is said to be helping police. | Armed officers targeted the men at a cafe in Plymouth city centre on Friday afternoon. One man was arrested and the other is said to be helping police. |
| The operation was linked to Thursday's explosion in Exeter, over which Nicky Reilly, 22, has been arrested. | The operation was linked to Thursday's explosion in Exeter, over which Nicky Reilly, 22, has been arrested. |
| Meanwhile, sources close to the investigation revealed police were aware of Mr Reilly prior to his arrest. | Meanwhile, sources close to the investigation revealed police were aware of Mr Reilly prior to his arrest. |
| BBC Home Affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said Mr Reilly became known to officers because he was close to a group on which police had been gathering information. | BBC Home Affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said Mr Reilly became known to officers because he was close to a group on which police had been gathering information. |
| It is also understood Mr Reilly received a text message before he travelled to Exeter which could be significant to the investigation. | It is also understood Mr Reilly received a text message before he travelled to Exeter which could be significant to the investigation. |
| Nails in device | Nails in device |
| Police arrested Mr Reilly, from Plymouth, on Thursday after an explosive device detonated inside the Giraffe restaurant in Exeter. | Police arrested Mr Reilly, from Plymouth, on Thursday after an explosive device detonated inside the Giraffe restaurant in Exeter. |
| Daniel Sandford said the devices contained nails, drain cleaner, kerosene, an organic oil and aluminium foil. | |
| It is thought there were two further devices which were recovered from the scene and made safe. | It is thought there were two further devices which were recovered from the scene and made safe. |
| Police said Mr Reilly boarded a number X38 double-decker Stagecoach bus in Bretonside bus station, Plymouth, on Thursday morning and have appealed to passengers on the service to contact them. | Police said Mr Reilly boarded a number X38 double-decker Stagecoach bus in Bretonside bus station, Plymouth, on Thursday morning and have appealed to passengers on the service to contact them. |
| He was taken to hospital following the explosion where he remains under police guard in a stable condition. | |
| "He has not been formally interviewed," said a police spokesman. | |
| Officers later revealed Mr Reilly had a history of mental illness and Deputy Chief Constable Tony Melville said on Thursday evening that police believed he had adopted the Islamic faith and had been "preyed upon" and "radicalised". | |
| A bomb disposal team arrived at Mr Reilly's home in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth at lunchtime on Friday and police investigations are continuing at the flat. | A bomb disposal team arrived at Mr Reilly's home in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth at lunchtime on Friday and police investigations are continuing at the flat. |
| In Friday's operation, armed police targeted two men who were drinking at the Bagatelle cafe in Plymouth. | In Friday's operation, armed police targeted two men who were drinking at the Bagatelle cafe in Plymouth. |