Controlled explosion at Bristol house

Police carried out a controlled explosion at a house in a suburb of the English city of Bristol today after arresting a man on…

Police carried out a controlled explosion at a house in a suburb of the English city of Bristol today after arresting a man on suspicion of terrorism offences.

Police said they evacuated 30 people from 14 homes in Westbury-on-Trym before bomb disposal officers carried out the explosion shortly after midnight.

Assistant Chief Constable Jackie Roberts said it followed the arrest of a 19-year-old from the area under anti-terrorism laws yesterday afternoon. The arrest followed a "number of covert inquiries", she added, without giving details.

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