Five people questioned over terror attack on tube train

FIVE PEOPLE, including a 17-year-old boy, continue to be questioned in connection with the Parsons Green terrorist attack.

The teenager was detained after officers raided what neighbours described as a “halfway house” in Thornton Heath, south London, at around 12.05am yesterday.

The investigation into the rush-hour bombing, which injured 30 people, has also seen three men aged 25, 30 and 48, detained in Newport, South Wales, and an 18-year-old man detained at the Port of Dover.

A 21-year-old man – understood to be Yahyah Farroukh – who was arrested on Saturday, has been released from custody with no further action, Scotland Yard said.

Warrants for the further detention of the 25-year-old and 30-year-old men were granted until Tuesday, police said. Searches at an address in Surrey, one in Thornton Heath and two in Newport are ongoing.

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 last Friday.

“We have five males 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.”

Officers searching the Thornton Heath property, where the 17-year-old was arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act, appeared to be clearing an overgrown garden at the rear of the house.