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Agence France-Presse

British police said Sunday they had made a second arrest in connection with the bombing of a London Underground train, as their probe into the terror attack widened.
The 21-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested late Saturday in Hounslow, on the western rim of the capital, a statement said.
Officers had earlier arrested an 18-year-old man over Friday’s attack at Parsons Green station, which injured 30 people, and said they were hunting for more suspects.
The bomb detonated in a packed train carriage Friday morning with a large explosion followed by what an eyewitness described as a “fireball”.
Later in the day, the British government lowered the country’s official terrorist threat level from “critical” to “severe”, meaning authorities no longer believe an attack is imminent.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the easing of the alert indicated that police and security services are making “good progress” in the sprawling investigation into the attack.
It was Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months – a series that has claimed 35 lives.
Islamic State claimed responsibility.

The first arrest on Saturday took place at the Dover ferry terminal – a main link to Europe. A “number of items” were recovered during the operation and the teenager is now in custody in London, officers said.
Police had earlier raided a home in Sunbury, a town west of London. Local residents quoted in British media said the owners of the house were elderly foster parents.
Britain’s terror threat was raised on Friday to “critical”, indicating that another attack is feared, and soldiers have been deployed to guard key points to free up police for the investigation.

The critical warning was last used after a deadly suicide attack at Manchester Arena, also claimed by IS, in May.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said Saturday that police had made “very good progress” in their enquiries, while appearing to dispute claims by US President Donald Trump that a “loser terrorist” behind the attack was known to Scotland Yard.
“It’s much too early to say that,” Rudd said.

Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017

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Trump’s claims, made Friday on Twitter, had already garnered a terse rebuke from Prime Minister Theresa May, who said: “I never think it’s helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation.”
May also announced on Friday that a thousand troops would be deployed to take on the responsibility for guarding key sites, including nuclear facilities.
The improvised device at Parsons Green, a quiet and well-off residential district, failed to detonate fully.
Watch: UK threat level raised to ‘critical’


But the blast inflicted flash burns on passengers, and prompted dozens of others to flee in panic.
Twitter user @Rrigs posted pictures of a white bucket smouldering on the train and described how a “fireball flew down carriage and we just jumped out open door”.
The bucket, which was inside a frozen food bag, looked like the type used by builders and there appeared to be cables coming from it.

Explosion on Parsons Green district line train. Fireball flew down carriage and we just jumped out open door. pic.twitter.com/pGbfotbfsJ
— Rigs (@RRigs) September 15, 2017

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Louis Hather, 21, had been travelling to work and was three carriages down from where the explosion took place.
“I could smell the burning. Like when you burn plastic,” he said.
He was trampled on as panicking passengers stampeded out of the station and his leg was badly cut and bruised.
The bomb’s remnants were examined by forensic scientists but no further details were released.
Several victims were taken to hospital, though health authorities said none were in a serious life-threatening condition.
Additional reporting by Associated Press

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UK police arrest second man after London subway attack

Police and forensic officers work at a property in Sunbury-on-Thames, southwest London, as part of the investigation into Friday's Parsons Green bombing. Photo: AP

epa06208379 Police patrol the the London Underground after the terror level was increased to 'critical' after the terrorist attack in Parsons Green station, London in Britain, 16 September 2017. A bomb exploded on an underground train near the 'Parsons Green' station on 15 September injuring a number of people in an apparent terror attack. Media reports citing Scotland Yard say that the explosion on the train is being treated as terrorism. British Prime Minister Theresa May raised the terror threat to the highest level 'critical'. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

A police forensic officer stands beside the train where an incident happened, that police say they are investigating as a terrorist attack, at Parsons Green subway station in London, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. A bucket wrapped in an insulated bag caught fire on a packed London subway train Friday, sending commuters stampeding in panic at the height of the morning rush hour. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

British police raid house, arrest man over terror blast on London train as Islamic State claims attack

A police officer and a soldier stand at the entrance to Horse Guards Parade after it was closed because of the heightened security following an explosion on an underground train on Friday in London. Photo: Reuters

A passenger walks onto the platform at Parsons Green subway station after it was reopened following a terrorist attack on a train at the station yesterday in London, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. British authorities are searching for suspects in the London subway blast that injured more than two dozen people as hundreds of soldiers are being deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Armed police officers patrol in Westminster, in London, Britain, September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 27, 2014 shows This picture shows a general view of the fright terminal at the Port of Dover in Dover. British police arrested an 18-year-old man on September 16, in connection to their investigation into the bombing of a packed London Underground train. "The 18-year-old man was arrested by Kent Police in the port area of Dover this morning, Saturday, 16 September, under section 41 of the Terrorism Act," police said in a statement describing the arrest as "significant". / AFP PHOTO / Andrew Cowie

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The two arrests indicate police and security services believe the attack at the Parsons Green station was part of a coordinated plot, not the act of a single person


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