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| Man charged with letter bombings | |
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| A school caretaker has been charged over a series of letter bombs sent to addresses in England and Wales. | |
| Miles Cooper, 27, has been charged with seven offences under the Explosive Substances Act and with five offences against the person. | Miles Cooper, 27, has been charged with seven offences under the Explosive Substances Act and with five offences against the person. |
| He was arrested on Monday in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, in connection with seven devices posted over three weeks. | |
| Nine people were hurt in the attacks in London, Swansea, the West Midlands, Berkshire, Kent and Oxfordshire. | |
| Mr Cooper is due to appear at Banbury Magistrates' Court in Oxfordshire on Friday. | Mr Cooper is due to appear at Banbury Magistrates' Court in Oxfordshire on Friday. |
| Anton Setchell, the Association of Chief Police Officers' national co-ordinator for domestic extremism, said Mr Cooper had been charged "in connection with a series of improvised explosive devices that were sent through the post to companies and organisations". | |
| Paul Harrison, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said the service had been assessing all available evidence in order to decide on charges "at the earliest possible opportunity". | |
| There was sufficient evidence to charge Mr Cooper with 12 offences contrary to the Explosive Substances Act and the Offences Against the Person Act, he said. | |
| He added: "We will continue to keep this case under constant review as it develops." |