This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41302284
The article has changed 19 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 16 | Version 17 |
|---|---|
| Parsons Green bombing: Police get more time to question suspects | Parsons Green bombing: Police get more time to question suspects |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Police have been granted more time to question two suspects in connection with Friday's Tube attack. | Police have been granted more time to question two suspects in connection with 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. | 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. |
| A homemade bomb partially exploded in a train at Parsons Green station, injuring 30 people in rush hour. | A homemade bomb partially exploded in a train at Parsons Green station, injuring 30 people in rush hour. |
| Police now have until 23 September to question the 18-year-old, and until 21 September to detain the 21-year-old. | Police now have until 23 September to question the 18-year-old, and until 21 September to detain the 21-year-old. |
| The 18-year-old is a recent foster child at a home in Sunbury-on-Thames, and the 21-year-old has links to the property, where a police cordon is in place. | |
| Police are searching the house owned by foster parents Ronald Jones, 88, and Penelope Jones, 71. | Police are searching the house owned by foster parents Ronald Jones, 88, and Penelope Jones, 71. |
| Both men were arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act and were granted warrants for further detention by Westminster Magistrate's Court. | Both men were arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act and were granted warrants for further detention by Westminster Magistrate's Court. |
| They remain in custody at a south London police station. | They remain in custody at a south London police station. |
| CCTV images have emerged showing a person carrying a Lidl supermarket bag 90 minutes before the bombing. | CCTV images have emerged showing a person carrying a Lidl supermarket bag 90 minutes before the bombing. |
| BBC News has obtained CCTV footage showing a person leaving the property in Sunbury carrying a Lidl bag at 07:04 BST on Friday morning. | |
| At 08.20, a device exploded on a District Line train. | |
| The bomb was in a plastic bucket, which was transported in a Lidl bag. | 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. | The 18-year-old is thought to have moved to the UK aged 15 when his parents died. |
| Neighbours claimed the teenager, who is thought to still live at the foster home, tried to run away. | |
| 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." |
| 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. | |
| Mr Farroukh was a former foster child who had lived in the Jones's house in Sunbury, local council leader Ian Harvey said. | |
| 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." |
| Map of events | Map of events |
| 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, west London, 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 group 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 brought 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 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 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. |
| Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: | Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: |
| Or use the form below | Or use the form below |