London Metro attack: Second person arrested
"The 21-year-old man [B] was arrested in Hounslow at around 23:50hrs on Saturday, 16 September," Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
He was arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act and taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody.
A teenager was arrested in connection with the case earlier.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu had said that the arrest was "significant".
At least 30 people were injured in the bombing yesterday at 8.20am on a District Line train at rush hour as it pulled into Parsons Green.
Earlier, terrorist group ISIS has claimed the attack through its mouthpiece Amaq.
According to an official communique released by the outfit, it plans more attacks.
Following the incident, threat level in the city has been raised to 'critical', London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted.
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