Police are questioning two men on suspicion of terror offences following the London tube train attack

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Police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of terror offences following Friday’s bombing on a London tube train, which injured lots of people near Parsons Green station.

An 18-year-old and a 21-year-old are being held over the explosion, which injured 30 people near Parsons Green station.

On Sunday 17 September, Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced that the country’s threat level had been lowered from ‘critical’ to ‘severe’. The threat level had been raised to ‘critical’ – meaning that another attack could happen at any time – following Friday’s attack.

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