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2 more arrests over London Tube attack

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London: Two men were arrested in Wales on Wednesday over last week’s London Undergroun­d terror attack in which 30 people were injured, bringing the total number of people in custody to five, the police said.

London, Sept. 20: Two men were arrested in Wales on Wednesday over last week's London Undergroun­d terror attack in which 30 people were injured, bringing the total number of people in custody to five, police said.

The men, aged 48 and 30, were arrested under antiterror­ism legislatio­n in Newport in Wales, police said, after a 25-year-old man was arrested in the same city on Tuesday.

"This continues to be a fast-moving investigat­ion," Dean Haydon, head of counter-terrorism at London's Metropolit­an Police, said in a statement.

"We now have five men in custody and searches are continuing at four addresses," he said.

"We anticipate that the searches will take some days to complete and may cause further disruption".

Friday's attack on a train at Parsons Green station in west London was claimed by ISIS.

A bomb hidden in a large white bucket apparently failed to detonate fully when it went off during morning rush hour but instead released what witnesses described as a "fireball" into the air.

Some commuters suffered burns, while others were injured in the stampede to the exit that ensued. The man arrested Tuesday was described by locals as "a nice guy, very softly spoken" who worked as a painter and decorator.

"He did some painting on our house about two years ago," said a neighbour.

"He used to condemn terrorism in front of my husband, my husband would condemn terrorism and he would agree with him."

Sully Ali, a witness to the arrest, said, “A big van pulled up and six officers got out and jumped this guy.

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