British
police on Monday arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of involvement in the
Sept. 15 terrorist attack on an underground train in south-west London. The man
was
detained in Cardiff, the Welsh capital, and taken to a police station in
London, the Metropolitan Police said.
He was the
seventh suspect arrested following the attack, in which about 30 people were
injured when a home-made bomb partially detonated on an underground train at
London’s Parsons Green station. The suspect, Ahmed Hassan, 18, was charged on
Friday with attempted murder and causing an explosion, while three suspects
were released without charge. A bucket packed with nails and the explosive
triacetone triperoxide (TATP) partially detonated on a busy train during the
morning rush hour. Many of the victims suffered burns. The attack was claimed
by the Islamic State extremist group, but police cautioned that such claims
were “routine… whether or not they’ve had any previous engagement with the
individuals involved.” NAN
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