UK police find second device linked London Tube plot to blow up Jubilee Line

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BREAKING NEWS: Police find a ‘suspicious device’ during raid in Devon linked London Tube plot to blow up Jubilee Line to the  which was foiled when passengers spotted ‘bag full of wires’ 

• Police cordoned off the street in Newton Abbot at around 2.30pm
• A suspicious device was found but it was confirmed as not being viable 
• A teenager was arrested at 12.20pm on Friday on street in North London remains in police custody
• His arrest followed discovery of a ‘viable device’ on a train on Thursday
• It was detonated in a controlled explosion at North Greenwich, but it is not known how long it have been it had been on the train
• Passengers were  evacuated from station near The O2 as alarms rang
• Did you witness the arrest? Please email: paddy.dinham@mailonline.co.uk 

By Mark Duell and Paddy Dinham and Dave Burke and Emily Chan For Mailonline
Published: 17:14, 22 October 2016 |

Counter-terrorism officers investigating a London Tube bomb plot have found a ‘suspicious device’ in Devon.

Police cordoned off Tudor Road in Newton Abbot just before 2.45pm this afternoon.

A 200-metre police cordon was put place, with residents only allowed to return to their homes at around 6pm, when officers from the Metropolitan Police’s SO15 terrorism unit have since confirmed that the device was not viable.

Counter-terrorism officers investigating a London Tube bomb plot have found a ‘suspicious device’ in Devon

Police cordoned off the street in Newton Abbot just before 2.45pm this afternoon

A 200-metre police cordon is still in place, with some residents saying they had been told that officers would remain on the scene for at least the next six hours.

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

‘Whilst there, officers found an item they deemed suspicious.

‘Work has been carried out and it has now been confirmed the device is not viable.

‘Work continues with Devon and Cornwall Police at the scene.’

Football games at nearby Baker’s Park were abandoned to allow police helicopters to land on the pitch.

Phil Smith, 62, who was refereeing one of the games, said: ‘We were eight minutes into the match when suddenly a policeman appeared on the touchline and said “‘Sorry, you are going to have to stop playing and get out of the park – we want to land some helicopters on the football pitch”.

‘He said there was an incident but couldn’t say anything about it.

‘He proceeded to hustle us all off and then he went to the children’s play park and hustled all them out and was trying to get the car park clear as well.’

One resident who lives nearby said she was prevented from returning to her home by an officer who said a ‘bomb’ had been found.

Student Sioned Freed, 22, said: ‘I was on the way home from Sainsbury’s and a PCSO told me that I wasn’t allowed to go that way.

‘I explained that I lived there and asked what was happening.

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