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British police arrest 18-year-old in hunt for London train bomber

LONDON: British police hunting those behind a bomb that injured 29 people on a London train on Friday said they had arrested an 18-year-old man in a move described as significant.

British police arrest 18-year-old in hunt for London train bomber

Armed police close to Parsons Green station in west London after an explosion on a packed London Underground train on September 15, 2017. AP file photo



London, September 1

British police hunting those behind a bomb that injured 29 people on a London train on Friday said they had arrested an 18-year-old man in a move described as significant.

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"We have made a significant arrest in our investigation this morning," Neil Basu, Senior National Co-ordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, said in a statement. "Although we are pleased with the progress made, this investigation continues and the threat level remains at critical."

The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act in the southern port area of Dover.  

The Islamic State militant group claimed the attack. Reuters

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