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Britain lowers threat level after second arrest over London attack

  by Alice Tidey Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain downgraded on Sunday the nation’s terrorism threat from its highest level, after police made a second arrest in their probe days after the bombing of a London Underground train. The bomb went off during Friday’s morning rush hour in a packed carriage and although the device is thought to have malfunctioned, it still wounded 30 people. It was Britain’s fifth terror attack […]

JUST IN: British police arrest second suspect over London train attack

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A second man has been arrested in connection with the bombing of a London Underground train, police said Sunday after announcing that they were hunting for more suspects. The 21-year-old man was detained 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. British police were hunting […]