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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 22 October 2016 - 01:13 PM

BBC news, 10/21:
 

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Union in summit call after London Tube train device blown up

 

Rail union bosses have called for a security summit after a controlled explosion was carried out on a suspect device on a London Underground train.

 

The device was discovered on an eastbound Jubilee Line train at North Greenwich in south-east London, at about 11:00 BST on Thursday.

 

Members of the Met's bomb squad carried out the explosion, after the device was described as looking "real enough".

 

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Posted 22 October 2016 - 01:15 PM

BBC news, 10/22:
 

Security stepped up after arrest over Tube train device

 

Security has been stepped up around the transport network in London, after a man was arrested over the discovery of a suspect device on a Tube train.

 

The 19-year-old suspect was detained by armed police on Friday afternoon in Holloway Road, north London. A Taser was discharged during the arrest.

 

A controlled explosion was carried out on the suspicious item at North Greenwich station on Thursday morning.

 

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