British anti-terror police investigating a suspicious device found on the London Underground have made a new discovery in Devon.
Officers from the Counter Terrorism Command discovered a device at an address in Newton Abbot in the southern county of England this afternoon.
Police placed a 200 metre cordon around the address after finding “an item they deemed suspicious” however the device has now been deemed as “not viable.”
Device found in #Devon re: counter terrorism investigation is not viable. @DC_Police https://t.co/8ji7Ba0tzG
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) October 22, 2016
Sky News sources said the discovery is linked to another device which was found on the London tube on Thursday morning.
The device was found at North Greenwich station – a main hub for London's O2 complex – and was destroyed in a controlled explosion.
The station was evacuated and remained closed for several hours.
A 19-year-old man was Tasered during an armed operation on Holloway Road, north London, yesterday and is being held on terror charges.
