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Friday, May 23, 2008
Second arrest in failed UK 'bombing'
23 May 2008
Second arrest in failed UK 'bombing'
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A second man was arrested Friday after a failed bomb attempt at a British restaurant, police confirmed. The alleged bomber was arrested Thursday but police believe he has a history of mental illness and fear others preyed on his vulnerability. A third man is helping with police inquiries.
Nicky Reilly, 22, traveled by bus from his home in Plymouth, Devon, to the Giraffe restaurant -- a chain popular with families -- in Exeter, where he attempted to detonate explosives, police say.
They believe Reilly is a recent Islamic convert who had been "radicalized."
British authorities rarely name suspects before they are charged, but police said Reilly had been manipulated and appealed for help tracking his movements.
Tony Melville, the deputy chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police told reporters at a news conference at the scene Thursday: "Our investigations so far indicate Reilly, who has a history of mental illness, had adopted the Islamic faith," the UK's Press Association reported.
"We believe, despite his weak and vulnerable state, he was preyed upon, radicalized and taken advantage of," he said...
-- Source/continues at: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/23/exeter.blast/index.html
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