Third man held over Parsons Green tube attack

A THIRD man has been arrested in connection with the Parsons Green terror attack last week.

The 25-year-old was held in a counterterrorism raid in Newport, South Wales, Scotland Yard confirmed last night.

Two other men, aged 18 and 21, remain in custody in connection with Friday’s bomb attack on a London Underground train in South-West London. Yesterday’s raid was carried out by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, Gwent Police and the Welsh Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit.

Police were last night still searching an address in Newport.

Commander Dean Haydon, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command, said: ‘This continues to be a fast-moving investigation. A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday. We now have three men in custody and searches are continuing at four addresses.

‘Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack. We anticipate that the searches will take some days to complete and may cause further disruption. However it is important that we continue with these searches and I’d like to thank all those affected for their support, patience and cooperation.’

The arrests come after a bomb partially exploded on a London Tube train on Friday morning, injuring 30 people.