LONDON (AP) – The Latest on the bombing attack on a London subway train (all times local):
11:15 a.m.
A senior British minister has renewed criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump for tweeting about the police inquiry into the bombing of a subway train in London.
Police officers work near a property in Sunbury-on-Thames, southwest London, as part of the investigation into Friday’s Parsons Green bombing, Saturday Sept, 16, 2017. British police made what they called a “significant” arrest Saturday in southern England, and searched a property in Sunbury-on-Thames as the investigaiton continues following the partially exploded bomb attack on the London subway. ( Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
First Secretary of State Damian Green told Sky New on Sunday that it was “unhelpful” for Trump to have tweeted about the police investigation. The president tweeted hours after the attack Friday that U.K. police had had the perpetrators in their sights.
Green says “I would urge anyone from the president of the United States on downwards not to tweet” about activities during an active police terror investigation.
He stressed that intelligence cooperation between the United States and Britain is continuing and helps makes the British people safer.
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8:35 a.m.
London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack.
Police said Sunday that a 21-year-old man was arrested late Saturday in Hounslow in west London under the Terrorism Act. He is being questioned at a south London police station but has not been charged or identified.
Two men are now in custody for possible roles in the bombing attack on a rush-hour subway train Friday that injured 29 people in London. An 18-year-old man was arrested Saturday in Dover, where ferries leave for France.
The two arrests indicate authorities believe the attack at the Parsons Green station was part of a coordinated plot, not the act of a single person.
Britain’s terror threat level remains at “critical” – the highest level – meaning that authorities believe another attack is imminent.
Police forensic officers enter a property in Sunbury-on-Thames, southwest London, as part of the investigation into Friday’s Parsons Green bombing, Saturday Sept, 16, 2017. British police made what they called a “significant” arrest Saturday in southern England, and searched a property in Sunbury-on-Thames as the manhunt for suspects continues following the partially exploded bomb attack on the London subway. ( Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
Police officers secure a road in Sunbury-on-Thames, southwest London, as part of the investigation into Friday’s Parsons Green bombing, Saturday Sept, 16, 2017. British police made what they called a “significant” arrest Saturday in southern England, and searched a property in Sunbury-on-Thames as the manhunt for suspects continues following the partially exploded bomb attack on the London subway. ( Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
Armed police provide security before the English Premier League soccer match at the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield, England, Saturday Sept. 16, 2017. There are hundreds of troops and armed police deployed at public sites throughout Britain Saturday to beef up security, as British officials left the terrorist threat warning level at “critical,” following Friday’s subway blast in London. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
In this photo provided by Steph Forsyth, police raid a property, in Sunbury-on-Thames, England, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. British police made a “significant” arrest Saturday in the manhunt for suspects a day after the London subway was hit by a partially-exploded bomb and launched a heavily armed search of a home southwest of London. (Steph Forsyth via AP)
A passenger walks onto the platform at Parsons Green subway station after it was reopened following a terrorist attack on a train at the station yesterday in London, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. British authorities are searching for suspects in the London subway blast that injured more than two dozen people as hundreds of soldiers are being deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Passengers on a train at Parsons Green subway station after it was reopened following a terrorist attack on a train at the station yesterday in London, Saturday Sept. 16, 2017. British authorities are searching for suspects in the London subway blast that injured more than two dozen people as hundreds of soldiers are being deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
A man walks into Parsons Green subway station after it was reopened following a terrorist attack on a train at the station yesterday in London, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. British authorities are searching for suspects in the London subway blast that injured more than two dozen people as hundreds of soldiers are being deployed across the country. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Police observe the crowds outside Wembley Park Station ahead of a soccer match, following a terrorist attack Friday on a train at Parsons Green Station, in London, Saturday Sept. 16, 2017. A bucket wrapped in an insulated bag caught fire on a packed London subway train Friday, sending commuters running for safety at the height of the morning rush hour. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
Armed police provide security before the English Premier League soccer match at the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield, England, Saturday Sept. 16, 2017. There are hundreds of troops and armed police deployed at public sites throughout Britain to beef up security, as British officials left the terrorist threat warning level at “critical,” following Friday’s subway blast in London. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
Armed police outside Celtic Park prior to the Scottish Premiership soccer match at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday Sept. 16, 2017. There are hundreds of troops and armed police deployed at public sites throughout Britain Saturday to beef up security, as British officials left the terrorist threat warning level at “critical,” following Friday’s subway blast in London. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2010 file photo, Penelope and Ronald Jones receive their MBEs for serving children and families from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, in London. Police on Saturday launched a massive armed search in the southwestern London suburb of Sunbury which is believed to include the home of foster carer Jones and her husband after an 18 year-old man was arrested in connection with the London subway attack on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Lewis Whyld/PA via AP, File)
FILE – In this Feb. 12, 2010 file photo, Penelope Jones receives her MBE for serving children and families from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, in London. Police on Saturday launched a massive armed search in the southwestern London suburb of Sunbury which is believed to include the home of foster carer Jones and her husband after an 18 year-old man was arrested in connection with the London subway attack on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Lewis Whyld/PA via AP, File)
The doors of a train open at the platform at Parsons Green tube statiom following Friday’s incident on a tube at Parsons Green Station in London, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. A manhunt is under way after an improvised explosive device was detonated on a crowded subway car, injuring at least 29 people. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A train arrives at the platform at Parsons Green tube station following Friday’s incident on a tube at Parsons Green Station in London, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. A manhunt is under way after an improvised explosive device was detonated on a crowded subway car, injuring at least 29 people. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Travellers walk on the platform at Parsons Green tube station following Friday’s incident on a tube at Parsons Green Station in London, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. A manhunt is under way after an improvised explosive device was detonated on a crowded subway car, injuring at least 29 people. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Police forces guard the entrance following Friday’s incident on a tube at Parsons Green Station in London, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. A manhunt is under way after an improvised explosive device was detonated on a crowded subway car, injuring at least 29 people. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Police and forensic officers work at a property in Sunbury-on-Thames, southwest London, as part of the investigation into Friday’s Parsons Green bombing, Saturday Sept, 16, 2017. British police made what they called a “significant” arrest Saturday in southern England following the partially exploded bomb attack on the London subway. ( Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
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