ARREST – AT 10:41 A.M. ET:  British police have arrested the man they believe plainted the bomb yesterday on a train, wounding 30 people.  From the Daily Mail:

Armed police are this afternoon raiding a house in Surrey hours after arresting the 18-year-old man believed to have planted the Parsons Green bomb.

One nearby resident told MailOnline that officers had found a bomb at the site in Sunbury-on-Thames after 'around 60 people' were evacuated from their homes.

Earlier today police apprehended a suspect in the 'port area' of Dover as it was thought he was attempting to flee the country.

Hmm.  Wonder where he was going.  I don't think it was Bermuda.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd described the arrest as 'very significant', but added: 'The operation is ongoing.'

The suspect was taken to a local police station and will be transferred to south London during the course of the day, officers said.

It comes after the Prime Minister last night announced Britain's terror threat has been raised to its highest level amid fears the bombing could inspire copycat attacks.

The raid in Surrey took place at a residential address just before 2pm this afternoon.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: 'Residents in the buildings immediately surrounding the address are also being evacuated as a precautionary measure.

'Cordons are being put in place at a 100 metre radius to facilitate the Metropolitan Police Service's operation, which is being supported by colleagues from Surrey Police.

'A search of the address is ongoing and the cordons will remain in place until the operation is complete.'

Sunbury-on-Thames is just a 37-minute train journey from Wimbledon station, where the tube that was bombed yesterday began its journey.

Security minister Ben Wallace said today the threat level has been raised to critical because a new attack is likely to be 'imminent' as an increased presence of armed officers was seen in cities across the country. 

COMMENT:  We've gotten much too used to these attacks.  We're taking them for granted.  We've got to raise our guard because we may well be next.

September 16,  2017