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Police have been given another day to question a school caretaker over a series of letter bomb attacks. | Police have been given another day to question a school caretaker over a series of letter bomb attacks. |
Miles Cooper, 27, was arrested at about 0300 GMT on Monday at a house in Cherry Hinton, Cambridge. | |
Police have finished searching the school where he works and expect to spend up to a week searching the house. | |
Seven letter bombs were sent over a period of three weeks and the police have warned that they cannot guarantee that there will not be another one. | Seven letter bombs were sent over a period of three weeks and the police have warned that they cannot guarantee that there will not be another one. |
Police said a magistrate had given officers permission to continue questioning Mr Cooper until 1600 GMT on Wednesday. | Police said a magistrate had given officers permission to continue questioning Mr Cooper until 1600 GMT on Wednesday. |
Parcel bomb | Parcel bomb |
Nine people have been injured by the letter bombs, including four workers who were hurt when a bomb exploded at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority centre in Swansea. | Nine people have been injured by the letter bombs, including four workers who were hurt when a bomb exploded at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority centre in Swansea. |
Mr Cooper's home, in Welstead Road, has been cordoned off and forensic teams are searching the property. | Mr Cooper's home, in Welstead Road, has been cordoned off and forensic teams are searching the property. |
Mr Cooper is the caretaker at Teversham Church of England primary school at Teversham, near Cambridge, which has also been searched. | Mr Cooper is the caretaker at Teversham Church of England primary school at Teversham, near Cambridge, which has also been searched. |
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 Incidents in more detail | 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 Incidents in more detail |
Detectives have been working with Cambridgeshire police after a parcel bomb was sent to a Labour Party office in Cambridge in August. | Detectives have been working with Cambridgeshire police after a parcel bomb was sent to a Labour Party office in Cambridge in August. |
At least one of the recent bomb packages is said to have had a postmark from Cambridgeshire. | At least one of the recent bomb packages is said to have had a postmark from Cambridgeshire. |
After the arrest Anton Setchell, the Association of Chief Police Officers' national coordinator for domestic extremism, said: "At this stage I am not able to guarantee that there is not another postal package containing an explosive device within the postal system. | After the arrest Anton Setchell, the Association of Chief Police Officers' national coordinator for domestic extremism, said: "At this stage I am not able to guarantee that there is not another postal package containing an explosive device within the postal system. |
"The previous seven devices have all been contained in A5 size jiffy-type padded envelopes. | "The previous seven devices have all been contained in A5 size jiffy-type padded envelopes. |
"I am therefore renewing my request for the public to maintain their vigilance and not to handle any post which appears in any way suspicious." | "I am therefore renewing my request for the public to maintain their vigilance and not to handle any post which appears in any way suspicious." |
The search of the house in Cherry Hinton may take up to a week to complete, Mr Setchell added. | |
But he confirmed that the search of the school was complete and that no explosives had been found there. | |
Pupils will return to classes on Wednesday morning. | |
The bombs have been home-made pyrotechnic-style devices with at least two containing glass. | The bombs have been home-made pyrotechnic-style devices with at least two containing glass. |
Two of the parcels contained names of animal rights protesters, including Barry Horne who was jailed and died while on hunger strike in 2001. | Two of the parcels contained names of animal rights protesters, including Barry Horne who was jailed and died while on hunger strike in 2001. |
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