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Exeter blast suspect in custody | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A man arrested after a bomb explosion at an Exeter restaurant has left hospital and is in police custody. | |
Nicky Reilly, 22, from Plymouth, suffered eye and facial injuries when an explosive device detonated at the Giraffe restaurant last Thursday. | |
Police said he had completed his treatment and was now being held in the Devon and Cornwall area. | |
Two other men detained in connection with the blast are still being questioned. | |
The two men were apprehended by armed officers at the Bagatelle cafe in Plymouth on Friday. | |
Police said one of the men has been arrested and can be held for 28 days under anti-terrorism legislation. The other man is described as "helping police". | Police said one of the men has been arrested and can be held for 28 days under anti-terrorism legislation. The other man is described as "helping police". |
On Sunday a terraced house in Old Laira Road, Plymouth, was searched by officers investigating the attack. They said none of the occupants were suspects. | |
Bus appeal | Bus appeal |
Police said Reilly had boarded a number X38 double-decker Stagecoach bus to travel from Plymouth to Exeter on Thursday morning. | |
After sustaining injuries in the restaurant blast he was admitted to the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital under police guard. Officers later revealed he had a history of mental illness. | |
Deputy Chief Constable Tony Melville said police believed he had adopted the Islamic faith and had been "preyed upon" and "radicalised". A dedicated team of detectives from Devon and Cornwall police continue to work on the investigation, assisted by officers from Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism branch. | |