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| A second man has been arrested by detectives investigating the terrorist attack that injured 30 people on a London Underground train on Friday. | |
| The 21-year-old man was arrested in Hounslow, west London, at about 11.50pm on Saturday in connection with the explosion at Parsons Green station, the Metropolitan police said. | |
| He was detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act and taken to a police station in south London where he remained in custody on Sunday, the force said. | |
| An 18-year-old man was arrested in the departure area of Dover port earlier on Saturday in connection with the attack. Armed police launched a raid on a property in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, on Saturday in relation to the bombing. As many as 60 homes in the area were temporarily evacuated as a precaution, police said. | |
| Residents said the property being searched by police was occupied by an elderly married couple who were known for fostering many children and young people over several decades and in 2010 were made MBEs. |