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19/02/2007
Police arrest letter bomb suspect
Police have made an arrest in connection to their inquiries over the spate of letter bombing attacks.
The man, who is understood to be in his 20s, was arrested at 3am at a house in Cherry Hinton outside Cambridge.
The house has been sealed off by police and is to be searched by forensic officers.
To date, seven letter bombs have been detected over a three-week period, and nine people have been injured.
Police have warned that they cannot guarantee that other letter bombs are not in the post.
All the letter bombs were posted in A5-sized jiffy bags and police have urged anyone receiving an unexpected package to be cautious.
(SP/KMcA)
The man, who is understood to be in his 20s, was arrested at 3am at a house in Cherry Hinton outside Cambridge.
The house has been sealed off by police and is to be searched by forensic officers.
To date, seven letter bombs have been detected over a three-week period, and nine people have been injured.
Police have warned that they cannot guarantee that other letter bombs are not in the post.
All the letter bombs were posted in A5-sized jiffy bags and police have urged anyone receiving an unexpected package to be cautious.
(SP/KMcA)
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Letter bomb suspect remanded in custody
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with the recent series of letter bomb attacks in the UK. Miles Cooper, 27, a primary school caretaker from Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, was arrested on Monday afternoon. He is charged with 12 offences under the Explosives Substances Act and the Offences Against the Person Act.
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Man arrested over series of letter bombs
A 48-year-old man who claimed that he sent one of a series of letter bombs to UK businesses had been arrested. The man reportedly contacted BBC Radio 2's 'The Jeremy Vine Show' on Thursday, wanting to go on air and confess to sending the bomb to accountancy firm Vantis in Wokingham, Berkshire on Tuesday.
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Nothing found in Madeleine search
Police investigating the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann have completed a search in an area of scrubland in Portugal where an anonymous letter claimed that she was buried. The search was carried out after Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf received an anonymous letter and map indicating where Madeleine's body could be found.
Nothing found in Madeleine search
Police investigating the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann have completed a search in an area of scrubland in Portugal where an anonymous letter claimed that she was buried. The search was carried out after Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf received an anonymous letter and map indicating where Madeleine's body could be found.
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