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| Exeter blast suspect questioned | Exeter blast suspect questioned |
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| A man arrested after a bomb explosion at an Exeter restaurant is being questioned by police after leaving hospital. | A man arrested after a bomb explosion at an Exeter restaurant is being questioned by police after leaving hospital. |
| Nicky Reilly, 22, from Plymouth, was injured when an explosive device detonated at the Giraffe restaurant last Thursday. | Nicky Reilly, 22, from Plymouth, was injured when an explosive device detonated at the Giraffe restaurant last Thursday. |
| He has finished treatment and is in custody in the Devon and Cornwall area. | He has finished treatment and is in custody in the Devon and Cornwall area. |
| A Muslim leader told Devon County Council on Tuesday that the explosion was "designed to create division". | A Muslim leader told Devon County Council on Tuesday that the explosion was "designed to create division". |
| Another man arrested on Friday in connection with the blast is still being questioned. | Another man arrested on Friday in connection with the blast is still being questioned. |
| The man was apprehended by armed officers at the Bagatelle cafe in Plymouth on Friday. | The man was apprehended by armed officers at the Bagatelle cafe in Plymouth on Friday. |
| Both he and Reilly can be held for 28 days under anti-terrorism legislation. Another man detained at the Bagatelle cafe is "continuing to assist" police with their enquiries. | Both he and Reilly can be held for 28 days under anti-terrorism legislation. Another man detained at the Bagatelle cafe is "continuing to assist" police with their enquiries. |
| Officers are continuing to search a number of premises as part of the investigation. | |
| On Sunday a terraced house in Old Laira Road, Plymouth, was searched by officers investigating the attack. | On Sunday a terraced house in Old Laira Road, Plymouth, was searched by officers investigating the attack. |
| An address in Connaught Avenue, Mutley, was searched on Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Such an act of terrorism is designed to create division, is indiscriminate in who it affects, and is a crime Mohammed Abrar | |
| 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. | 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. | 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". | 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. | |
| The Imam of Exeter Mosque, Mohammed Abrar, told Devon county councillors that he "utterly condemns" the "act of terrorism". | The Imam of Exeter Mosque, Mohammed Abrar, told Devon county councillors that he "utterly condemns" the "act of terrorism". |
| He said: "Such an act of terrorism is designed to create division, is indiscriminate in who it affects, and is a crime. | He said: "Such an act of terrorism is designed to create division, is indiscriminate in who it affects, and is a crime. |
| "It is important that this shocking experience pulls us all closer together and does not serve to spread fear and mistrust among communities. | "It is important that this shocking experience pulls us all closer together and does not serve to spread fear and mistrust among communities. |
| "Devon has a proud history of different communities working together and we must not allow this incident, or anything else, to stop that from continuing." | "Devon has a proud history of different communities working together and we must not allow this incident, or anything else, to stop that from continuing." |