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High alert for London transport after suspected bomb found

LONDON -- British police said they arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of a terrorism offense Friday over a suspicious package discovered on a London subway train the previous day.

The Metropolitan Police force said officers used a stun gun while detaining the man on a busy city street. He was being held on suspicion of “the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism acts.”

North Greenwich subway station was closed for several hours Thursday after the discovery of what police called a “suspicious item” on a train.

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The object was destroyed in a controlled explosion. Police said they were waiting for the results of a forensic examination to discover what it contained.

Police say they are not looking for anyone else as part of the investigation and are keeping an open mind about motive.

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Re: High alert for London transport after suspected bomb found - CBS
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2016, 04:41:13 pm »
The Police blew up the suspicious item;

This sounds fairly serious.

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Re: High alert for London transport after suspected bomb found - CBS
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2016, 04:54:49 am »
Yeah. North Greenwich Station serves the O2 arena (used to be called the Millennium Dome). Nickelback was playing Thurs evening - so crowds were expected. Big ones (no, I have no idea why).
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