Man arrested under Terrorism Act

[18th April 2008]

A 19-year old man in Bristol has been arrested under the Terrorism Act and a controlled explosion has taken place.

People in fourteen houses in the Comb Paddock area were evacuated in order for the explosion to be carried out.

The arrest was the result of a covert police operation after intelligence was received. The man is being questioned by officers in an undisclosed location.

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