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| City restaurant blast injures one | City restaurant blast injures one |
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| An explosion at a restaurant in Exeter has injured at least one person. | An explosion at a restaurant in Exeter has injured at least one person. |
| Police said an explosive device went off at about 1250 BST after a man walked into the Giraffe restaurant in the Princesshay shopping mall. | |
| A force spokesman said firearms officers have been sent to the scene as well as specialist search teams. | |
| The spokesman added they could not not rule out the possibility of another device and said bomb disposal experts had been alerted. | |
| No-one else was injured in the incident, which happened at a time when the recently opened centre would have been crowded with shoppers. | |
| It was definitely an explosion Trudy, eyewitness | |
| No details are known about the injuried man. | |
| Eyewitness Peter Lacey who was in the restaurant with his wife told BBC News: "There were three explosions. It is my impression they sounded more like gunshots than a bomb, like a lightbulb exploding. | |
| "They came from a locked toilet." | |
| Another person who would only be identified as Trudy, said she was also in the restaurant at the time of the incident. | |
| "It was definitely an explosion, it sounded like the lights were exploding," she said. | |
| "There was a lot of glass. I think it came from the toilet." | |
| She said "There was concern, I wouldn't say there was panic, everyone got up and the staff were very good getting everyone out." | |
| 'Careful evaluation' | 'Careful evaluation' |
| Devon and Cornwall Police said more resources are being sent to the area. | Devon and Cornwall Police said more resources are being sent to the area. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Bob Spencer said: "We are carrying out a careful evacuation of the premises using the police and other emergency services that are at the scene. | Assistant Chief Constable Bob Spencer said: "We are carrying out a careful evacuation of the premises using the police and other emergency services that are at the scene. |
| "We will update the people of Exeter about what has happened as soon as we can. | "We will update the people of Exeter about what has happened as soon as we can. |
| "In the meantime, I'd urge motorists to stay away from the city centre area and road delays are likely." | "In the meantime, I'd urge motorists to stay away from the city centre area and road delays are likely." |
| Commenting on reports of the possibility of further devices, ACC Spencer told BBC News: "There's always that potential." | |
| The £230m Princesshay development officially opened last September. The scheme has been heralded as the biggest single investment in regeneration in the city's history. | |
| It contains a mix of shops, restaurants and apartments. | |
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