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| Man held after city centre blast | Man held after city centre blast |
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| An explosive device has detonated at a restaurant in an Exeter shopping mall. | An explosive device has detonated at a restaurant in an Exeter shopping mall. |
| One person, believed to be responsible for detonating the device, was hurt in the blast at 1250 BST at the Giraffe restaurant in the Princesshay centre. | One person, believed to be responsible for detonating the device, was hurt in the blast at 1250 BST at the Giraffe restaurant in the Princesshay centre. |
| A police spokesman said a 22-year-old man was in custody with "slight injuries" including lacerations to his eye and some facial burning. | A police spokesman said a 22-year-old man was in custody with "slight injuries" including lacerations to his eye and some facial burning. |
| Chief Constable Stephen Otter said one device exploded in the restaurant and another was found nearby. | Chief Constable Stephen Otter said one device exploded in the restaurant and another was found nearby. |
| The second device did not explode. | The second device did not explode. |
| Officers evacuated the city's bus station and extended an exclusion cordon 100 metres around the scene. | Officers evacuated the city's bus station and extended an exclusion cordon 100 metres around the scene. |
| It's all a bit scary that it happened here Alison Fewens | It's all a bit scary that it happened here Alison Fewens |
| Mr Otter said: "The injured man had one of the explosive devices on him, which partially went off. The other, in the vicinity of the restaurant, did not go off." | Mr Otter said: "The injured man had one of the explosive devices on him, which partially went off. The other, in the vicinity of the restaurant, did not go off." |
| Stores in the area have been asked to retain any CCTV footage in case it is needed at a later date. | Stores in the area have been asked to retain any CCTV footage in case it is needed at a later date. |
| Juliet Joffe, a director of Giraffe, confirmed to the BBC a "small explosion" had occurred in the restaurant. | Juliet Joffe, a director of Giraffe, confirmed to the BBC a "small explosion" had occurred in the restaurant. |
| She said the restaurant was evacuated "quickly and efficiently". | She said the restaurant was evacuated "quickly and efficiently". |
| 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. | 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. |
| Devon and Cornwall police hold a news conference | Devon and Cornwall police hold a news conference |
| "They came from a locked toilet." | "They came from a locked toilet." |
| Alison Fewins, 27, from Exeter, was shopping with her friend, Louise Platt, also 27, when the incident happened. | Alison Fewins, 27, from Exeter, was shopping with her friend, Louise Platt, also 27, when the incident happened. |
| Ms Fewins said: "We were about three or four shops away when we felt a vibration and heard a noise which we thought was building work. | Ms Fewins said: "We were about three or four shops away when we felt a vibration and heard a noise which we thought was building work. |
| "I am a bit shaken. It's all a bit scary that it happened here." | "I am a bit shaken. It's all a bit scary that it happened here." |
| 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. | 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. | It contains a mix of shops, restaurants and apartments. |