Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port area of Dover on Saturday morning in connection with Friday\u2019s terror incident on London\u2019s Tube network that injured 30 people.<\/p>\n
Analysts said the number of casualties could have been higher if the device had detonated properly \u2014 police sources and eyewitness accounts suggested the improvised explosive device did not function as intended. It exploded partially, caused a flash but did not lead to a powerful blast. Initial investigations suggested that it was a \u201cviable\u201d device.<\/p>\n
Scotland Yard said the unnamed man was arrested under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act. Britain\u2019s terror threat level was raised to \u2018critical\u2019 on Friday evening following a detailed assessment of the situation in an emergency meeting chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May.<\/p>\n
The last time the threat level was raised to the highest level was in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena explosion on May 22. The updated level enables the deployment of army at sensitive locations and installations.<\/p>\n
Neil Basu, senior national co-ordinator for counter terrorism policing, said: \u201cWe have made a significant arrest in our investigation this morning. Although we are pleased with the progress made, this investigation continues and the threat level remains at critical.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe public should remain vigilant as our staff, officers and partners continue to work through this complex investigation. We are not, at this time, changing our protective security measures and the steps taken to free up extra armed officers remain in place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis arrest will lead to more activity from our officers. For strong investigative reasons we will not give any more details on the man we arrested at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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