Anti-terror police find ‘suspicious device’ in Devon after controlled explosion on Tube Read

From The Plymouth Herald

Police have evacuated homes and created a 200m cordon close to a town centre in Devon after a ‘suspicious device’ was found by anti-terrorism officers from Scotland Yard reportedly investigating the the device found at North Greenwich Tube Station on Thursday.

Both Metropolitan Police from Scotland Yard and officers from Devon and Cornwall Constabulary are at the scene.

A Scotland yard spokesperson said: “On Saturday, 22 October Metropolitan Police Service Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) officers attended an address in Newton Abbott as part of enquires into the suspicious item at North Greenwich Underground Station.

“Whilst there, officers found an item they deemed suspicious. Officers evacuated the address and alerted Devon and Cornwall Police. Devon and Cornwall Police in conjunction with SO15 are now dealing with the item. A 19-year-old man arrested on Friday, 21 October, in the street in Holloway Road, N7, at 12:20hrs remains in custody.”

In a statement, a spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall police said: “On Saturday, 22 October, officers from the Metropolitan Police attended an address in Tudor Road, Newton Abbott. Whilst there, officers found an item they deemed suspicious. The address was evacuated and Devon and Cornwall Police alerted…”

Customers and staff at The Jolly Abbot are currently stuck inside the pub after police warned them if they left the cordoned area they wouldn’t be allowed back in.