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| Parsons Green bombing: Two more arrested over Tube attack | |
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| Two men have been arrested in south Wales over Friday's terror attack on a London Underground train, bringing the total number held to five. | |
| A 48-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were detained under the Terrorism Act in the early hours, after a search at an address in Newport. | A 48-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were detained under the Terrorism Act in the early hours, after a search at an address in Newport. |
| Searches at two addresses in Newport were ongoing, police said. | Searches at two addresses in Newport were ongoing, police said. |
| Thirty people were injured when a homemade bomb partially exploded on a rush-hour train at Parsons Green. | Thirty people were injured when a homemade bomb partially exploded on a rush-hour train at Parsons Green. |
| The other arrests so far were of: | |
| Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Metropolitan Police counter terrorism command, said: "This continues to be a fast-moving investigation. | Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Metropolitan Police 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. | "A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday. |
| "Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack." | "Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack." |
| Further searches are continuing at two addresses in Surrey and are expected to last some days, the police said. | |
| Orphan from Iraq | |
| The 18-year-old arrested man is thought to have lived in a foster home owned by Ronald and Penelope Jones, in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. | |
| He is thought to have moved to the UK from Iraq aged 15 when his parents died. | |
| The BBC has learnt that he had been referred to an anti-extremist programme before his arrest. | |
| It is not known who made the referral and when - or how serious the concerns were. | |
| The 21-year-old man, also arrested on Saturday, is believed to be Syrian-born Yahyah Farroukh. | |
| Mr Farroukh worked at Aladdins chicken shop in Hounslow, and has been described as a former foster child who had lived in 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. | |
| At 08:20 BST on Friday a homemade bomb, which was transported in a Lidl bag, partially exploded in a Tube train at Parsons Green station, causing burns to a number of victims. |