Bomb police rule out 'confessor'

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A man held by police probing seven letter bombs sent to UK businesses has been eliminated from the inquiry.

The 48-year-old was detained under the Mental Health Act after telling a radio station he sent one of the devices.

Police said properties in Wokingham and Bracknell in Berkshire were searched and the man is receiving treatment.

He "confessed" to being responsible for a bomb sent to accountancy firm Vantis in Wokingham after calling BBC Radio 2's The Jeremy Vine Show.

MAIL-BOMB LOCATIONS 1 Forensic Science Service, Chelmsley Wood - 18 Jan 20072 Orchid Cellmark, Abingdon, Oxon - 18 Jan 20073 LGC Forensics, Culham, nr Abingdon - 18 Jan 20074 Private house, Folkestone, Kent - 3 Feb 20075 Capita, London - 5 Feb 20076 Vantis, Wokingham, Berks - 6 Feb 20077 DVLA, Swansea - 7 Feb 2007 <a class="" href="/1/hi/uk/6339481.stm">Incidents in more detail</a>

But he was not allowed on to the live show and the police were contacted immediately.

The officer in charge of the case, Assistant Chief Constable Anton Setchell, said: "It was necessary for us to conduct a full investigation into his claims."

Officers are still checking for activist links to all the letters, the latest of which was sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority building in Swansea on Wednesday.