Anti-terror police arrest man in his 20s in Cambridge after ‘homemade bomb was posted to home in London’
- Detectives arrested a man in Cambridge today assisted by armed response unit
- Suspect has been detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act
- Arrest relates to a suspicious package posted to a home in north London
Counter terrorism officers arrested a man in his 20s today after a homemade explosive was allegedly posted to a home in London.
Detectives arrested the man this morning at an address in Cambridge, assisted by an armed response unit as a precautionary measure.
The man has been detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and taken into custody at a south London police station. Officers are currently searching two addresses in Cambridge.
The arrest relates to a suspicious package received via post at a residential address in north London.
Police were called shortly after 9am on Thursday to reports of a suspicious package in Cricklewood. Specialist officers attended and secured what was assessed to be a small improvised explosive device.
Police have confirmed that there is no risk to the local community.
In a statement, the Met Police said: ‘The arrest relates to a suspicious package received via post at a residential address in north London.
‘Police were called shortly after 9.10am on Thursday to reports of a suspicious package in Cricklewood.
‘Specialist officers attended and made safe what was assessed to be a small improvised explosive device.’
Enquiries are ongoing.