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| Parsons Green attack: third man arrested over attempt to bomb London tube | |
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| A third man has been arrested in connection with the last week’s attempted bombing of a London Underground train. | A third man has been arrested in connection with the last week’s attempted bombing of a London Underground train. |
| The 25-year-old was arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act at about 7pm at an address in Newport, south Wales. | The 25-year-old was arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act at about 7pm at an address in Newport, south Wales. |
| The arrest was carried out by officers from the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command, supported by colleagues from Gwent police and the Welsh Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit. An address in Newport was searched. | The arrest was carried out by officers from the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command, supported by colleagues from Gwent police and the Welsh Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit. An address in Newport was searched. |
| The arrest follows two others on Saturday, one of an 18-year-old who was detained in Dover as he was about to board a ferry to France, and another of Yahyah Farroukh, 21, who was arrested in Hounslow, west London. | The arrest follows two others on Saturday, one of an 18-year-old who was detained in Dover as he was about to board a ferry to France, and another of Yahyah Farroukh, 21, who was arrested in Hounslow, west London. |
| Relatives of Farroukh, who remains in custody, have spoken of their shock and disbelief at his arrest. | Relatives of Farroukh, who remains in custody, have spoken of their shock and disbelief at his arrest. |
| Fatin Farroukh, his sister-in-law, said he was a well-adjusted, hard-working young man with hopes of going to university in the UK and becoming a journalist. | Fatin Farroukh, his sister-in-law, said he was a well-adjusted, hard-working young man with hopes of going to university in the UK and becoming a journalist. |
| Speaking from her home near Breda in the Netherlands, she said: “Yahyah’s sister contacted me on WhatsApp early yesterday – she was in shock – to say that she heard that Yahyah was arrested. | Speaking from her home near Breda in the Netherlands, she said: “Yahyah’s sister contacted me on WhatsApp early yesterday – she was in shock – to say that she heard that Yahyah was arrested. |
| “We have many relatives in Syria who are named Yahyah; we thought it was one of them who was arrested in Damascus. We never thought of Yahyah in London – he was the last person that we would think would be arrested. | “We have many relatives in Syria who are named Yahyah; we thought it was one of them who was arrested in Damascus. We never thought of Yahyah in London – he was the last person that we would think would be arrested. |
| “I asked her: ‘Which Yahyah?’ She said my brother Yahyah in Britain. I said: ‘Are you mad? There are no random arrests in London.’ She said no, he was accused of the latest London bombing. | “I asked her: ‘Which Yahyah?’ She said my brother Yahyah in Britain. I said: ‘Are you mad? There are no random arrests in London.’ She said no, he was accused of the latest London bombing. |
| “Yahyah has been in Britain for three years, working and studying. If he was planning something bad, why he would bother to study?” | “Yahyah has been in Britain for three years, working and studying. If he was planning something bad, why he would bother to study?” |
| Farroukh said her brother-in-law had visited the Netherlands earlier this year following the death of his father in Egypt. “During the week he was with us, I did not notice anything weird in his behaviour or see him busy with anything. He did not contact any person the whole week. | Farroukh said her brother-in-law had visited the Netherlands earlier this year following the death of his father in Egypt. “During the week he was with us, I did not notice anything weird in his behaviour or see him busy with anything. He did not contact any person the whole week. |
| “He said that he was happy and had no problem whatsoever with anybody. He had good relations with his British friends as well as with the owner of the restaurant where he was working. | “He said that he was happy and had no problem whatsoever with anybody. He had good relations with his British friends as well as with the owner of the restaurant where he was working. |
| “He also said that he had good relations with his English teacher and he was almost done with studying the language and then he can apply to university. There was nothing that can make you suspect that Yahyah would do such an awful act.” | “He also said that he had good relations with his English teacher and he was almost done with studying the language and then he can apply to university. There was nothing that can make you suspect that Yahyah would do such an awful act.” |
| Farroukh said her mother-in-law in Egypt had been devastated by her son’s arrest. “She is dying with every single piece of news she watches on TV with images of Yahyah. Her heart is breaking when she sees his pictures on TV. | Farroukh said her mother-in-law in Egypt had been devastated by her son’s arrest. “She is dying with every single piece of news she watches on TV with images of Yahyah. Her heart is breaking when she sees his pictures on TV. |
| “The story is on social media too and some people are saying nasty thing about Yahyah though they do not know him in person. These people are so cruel. They have no mercy at all.” | “The story is on social media too and some people are saying nasty thing about Yahyah though they do not know him in person. These people are so cruel. They have no mercy at all.” |
| Police have been given until Thursday to continue questioning Farroukh and until Saturday to continue questioning the second 18-year-old suspect, who like Yahyah Farroukh had been in the care of foster parents Pauline and Ronald Jones at their home in Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey. | Police have been given until Thursday to continue questioning Farroukh and until Saturday to continue questioning the second 18-year-old suspect, who like Yahyah Farroukh had been in the care of foster parents Pauline and Ronald Jones at their home in Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey. |
| Following the teenager’s arrest, the UK government downgraded its public terrorist threat assessment, from critical – meaning an attack was feared to be imminent – to severe, signalling an attack remained likely. | Following the teenager’s arrest, the UK government downgraded its public terrorist threat assessment, from critical – meaning an attack was feared to be imminent – to severe, signalling an attack remained likely. |
| There have been unconfirmed reports that this man is Iraqi. However, officials at the Iraqi embassy in London said they had had no contact from police following his arrest, and were unsure of his nationality. | There have been unconfirmed reports that this man is Iraqi. However, officials at the Iraqi embassy in London said they had had no contact from police following his arrest, and were unsure of his nationality. |
| Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command, said: “This continues to be a fast-moving investigation. A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday. We now have three men in custody and searches are continuing at four addresses. Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack. | Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command, said: “This continues to be a fast-moving investigation. A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday. We now have three men in custody and searches are continuing at four addresses. Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack. |
| “We anticipate that the searches will take some days to complete and may cause further disruption. However it is important that we continue with these searches and I’d like to thank all those affected for their support, patience and cooperation.” | “We anticipate that the searches will take some days to complete and may cause further disruption. However it is important that we continue with these searches and I’d like to thank all those affected for their support, patience and cooperation.” |
| He urged people to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to the police. | He urged people to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity to the police. |
| “We are asking the public to look out for anything that seems out of place, unusual or just doesn’t seem to fit in with day-to-day life,” he said. “It may be nothing, but if you see or hear anything that could be terrorist-related trust your instincts, then ACT, and call us.” | “We are asking the public to look out for anything that seems out of place, unusual or just doesn’t seem to fit in with day-to-day life,” he said. “It may be nothing, but if you see or hear anything that could be terrorist-related trust your instincts, then ACT, and call us.” |
| At about 6.50am on Friday, CCTV captured images of a young man carrying a Lidl supermarket bag in the street next to the Joneses’ home. | At about 6.50am on Friday, CCTV captured images of a young man carrying a Lidl supermarket bag in the street next to the Joneses’ home. |
| Ninety minutes later, a bomb that had been constructed inside a plastic bucket and placed inside a Lidl bag partly detonated on board the stationary tube train. | Ninety minutes later, a bomb that had been constructed inside a plastic bucket and placed inside a Lidl bag partly detonated on board the stationary tube train. |
| The train was packed with commuters and schoolchildren. Thirty people were injured, some with flash burns and others with injuries suffered as they leapt from the train. | The train was packed with commuters and schoolchildren. Thirty people were injured, some with flash burns and others with injuries suffered as they leapt from the train. |
| Bomb disposal experts say photographs of the smouldering remains of the bomb showed that the initiating charge had exploded, but had failed to detonate the main charge. | Bomb disposal experts say photographs of the smouldering remains of the bomb showed that the initiating charge had exploded, but had failed to detonate the main charge. |
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