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Parsons Green bombing: Police still questioning suspects | Parsons Green bombing: Police still questioning suspects |
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Two men who have links to a foster home in Surrey are still being questioned by police after Friday's Tube attack. | |
On Saturday an 18-year-old man, thought to be an Iraqi orphan, was arrested in Dover port, and a 21-year-old was detained in Hounslow. | |
The foster home in Sunbury-on-Thames is one of three places to have been searched, a police cordon is in place. | |
A homemade bomb partially exploded in a train at Parsons Green station, injuring 30 people in rush hour. | |
CCTV images have emerged showing a person carrying a Lidl supermarket bag 90 minutes before the bombing. | |
The bomb was in a plastic bucket, which was transported in a Lidl bag. | |
The 18-year-old is thought to have moved to the UK aged 15 when his parents died. | |
Map of events | Map of events |
A 21-year-old man, believed to be Syrian-born Yahyah Farroukh, was also arrested on Saturday in Hounslow, west London, and his house in Stanwell, near Heathrow airport, is being searched. | A 21-year-old man, believed to be Syrian-born Yahyah Farroukh, was also arrested on Saturday in Hounslow, west London, and his house in Stanwell, near Heathrow airport, is being searched. |
Police are also searching another house owned by two foster parents in Sunbury-on-Thames. | Police are also searching another house owned by two foster parents in Sunbury-on-Thames. |
Ronald Jones, 88, and Penelope Jones, 71, fostered hundreds of children, including refugees. | Ronald Jones, 88, and Penelope Jones, 71, fostered hundreds of children, including refugees. |
The 21-year-old was a former foster child who had lived in the Jones's house in Sunbury, local council leader Ian Harvey said. | The 21-year-old was a former foster child who had lived in the Jones's house in Sunbury, local council leader Ian Harvey said. |
The 18-year-old detained in Dover was "connected" to the property, police said. | The 18-year-old detained in Dover was "connected" to the property, police said. |
Neighbours who spoke to the BBC reported police cars attending the address several times over the last few months. | Neighbours who spoke to the BBC reported police cars attending the address several times over the last few months. |
Resident Dave Solway said: "If they don't come back on time the police are called, that's why there will be a police presence. | Resident Dave Solway said: "If they don't come back on time the police are called, that's why there will be a police presence. |
"Whether that means the lads will cause trouble per se, who's to know? That's speculation." | "Whether that means the lads will cause trouble per se, who's to know? That's speculation." |
Mr Farroukh posted a picture on his Instagram page in May this year with a suitcase on Cavendish Road, Sunbury, almost directly outside the Jones's house. | Mr Farroukh posted a picture on his Instagram page in May this year with a suitcase on Cavendish Road, Sunbury, almost directly outside the Jones's house. |
Mr and Mrs Jones were made MBEs for services to children in 2010, and friend Alison Griffiths said the couple had an 18-year-old and a 22-year-old staying with them recently. | Mr and Mrs Jones were made MBEs for services to children in 2010, and friend Alison Griffiths said the couple had an 18-year-old and a 22-year-old staying with them recently. |
She said the couple were "great pillars of the community", adding: "They do a job that not many people do." | She said the couple were "great pillars of the community", adding: "They do a job that not many people do." |
ITV News has obtained CCTV footage showing a person leaving the property in Sunbury carrying a Lidl bag at 06.50 on Friday morning. | ITV News has obtained CCTV footage showing a person leaving the property in Sunbury carrying a Lidl bag at 06.50 on Friday morning. |
At 08.20, a device exploded on a District Line train. | At 08.20, a device exploded on a District Line train. |
Mr Farroukh is believed to have been in the UK for at least four years and learned English at West Thames College between 2013 and 2015. | Mr Farroukh is believed to have been in the UK for at least four years and learned English at West Thames College between 2013 and 2015. |
Neighbours told the BBC he was a "friendly" and "chatty" young man who had been visited by family from Scotland. | Neighbours told the BBC he was a "friendly" and "chatty" young man who had been visited by family from Scotland. |
Police also searched the Aladdins chicken shop in Hounslow, where Mr Farroukh was arrested. A manager confirmed he had worked at the Kingsley Road shop for a number of months. | Police also searched the Aladdins chicken shop in Hounslow, where Mr Farroukh was arrested. A manager confirmed he had worked at the Kingsley Road shop for a number of months. |
Shop owner Suleman Sarwar said police searched lockers on the premises. He added: "We didn't know him very well. | Shop owner Suleman Sarwar said police searched lockers on the premises. He added: "We didn't know him very well. |
"He was quite quiet, he just worked over here and that was it. | "He was quite quiet, he just worked over here and that was it. |
"He was very normal. If he did do anything you would never have suspected it." | "He was very normal. If he did do anything you would never have suspected it." |
The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. | The so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. |
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said while there was "no evidence" to confirm Islamic State's involvement, work was being done to find out how the attacker was radicalised. | Home Secretary Amber Rudd said while there was "no evidence" to confirm Islamic State's involvement, work was being done to find out how the attacker was radicalised. |
The UK's terror threat level was raised to critical - its highest level - immediately after the attack, but it was lowered back to severe after the police arrests. | The UK's terror threat level was raised to critical - its highest level - immediately after the attack, but it was lowered back to severe after the police arrests. |
Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said police had gained a "greater understanding" of how the bomb was prepared but said there was "still much more to do". | Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said police had gained a "greater understanding" of how the bomb was prepared but said there was "still much more to do". |
Thirty people were injured - most suffering from "flash burns" - when a bomb was detonated on a Tube carriage at Parsons Green station. | Thirty people were injured - most suffering from "flash burns" - when a bomb was detonated on a Tube carriage at Parsons Green station. |
Jack Durston was on the Tube train where the bomb went off on Friday and he said: "There was a big sort of wall of fire, the whole width of the carriage, moving towards us very fast. | Jack Durston was on the Tube train where the bomb went off on Friday and he said: "There was a big sort of wall of fire, the whole width of the carriage, moving towards us very fast. |
"My instinct was to just run. And I ran away from the fire and out the door." | "My instinct was to just run. And I ran away from the fire and out the door." |
Police have urged anyone with information to contact them and to upload pictures and video to the website www.ukpoliceimageappeal.co.uk or to call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321. | Police have urged anyone with information to contact them and to upload pictures and video to the website www.ukpoliceimageappeal.co.uk or to call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321. |
Did you witness the arrest in Hounslow? Share your pictures, video and experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Did you witness the arrest in Hounslow? Share your pictures, video and experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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