improvised explosive device went off in a train station in london. nina, is outside london. what do you know about this second arrest? a 21-year-old man was arrested last night. he was arrested nine miles away from parsons green, the site of the attack. for the moment, authorities are not releasing his identity or the identity of the 18-year-old male that they arrested in the port of dover, a major exit point for the united kingdom earlier on saturday. with just know both individuals have been questioned under the terrorism act which gives some authorities sometime to glean information from them and they can apply for extra time under the terrorism act if they they feel they need to hold these individuals for longer and currently questioned at a south london police station. the home secretary has taken to the air waves saying on british television that the fact that there is now a second arrest is significant because it could
for the blast but police are downplaying that claim because there s no evidence of its involvement thus far. we re live from london right outside the underground station where the blast took place. what is the latest you re hearing about this arrest? reporter: thanks very much, christie. as you were saying before it s an 18-year-old man who s being apprehended in the southeast of the united kingdom at the port of dover and the port of dover is a significant exit point from the british isles across the channel to france and to the european mainland. all we know is that this arrest is being deemed significant and this person has been arrested under the terrorism act in connection with the events at parsons green yesterday. we do not know at the present time what the nature of the individual s role was in this particular incident and indeed whether or not they are working with anybody else. we also don t have their identity yet. and as the police a trying to
offenses in relation to the attack that took place yesterday morning in parsons green. he was apprehended in dover. that s significant, 75 mile southeast from where i m broadcasting to you from the british capital. it s also a major exit point from the united kingdom to drawings the body of water between the uk and the european mainland, the channel over to france and further afield. now, police are not releasing the identity of this particular individual. or indeed, any information about what the involvement may have been in the parsons green attack. that may be because they wanted to maintain an element of surprise. what they have said just in case he was acting as part of a larger network, what they have said is that this arrest is more likely to lead to more significant activity. what is also significant, despite the fact that we do have this one arrest, the threat level in this country still remains at critical which means another attack could be imminent from here. the government
includes the possible outcome. heather: we heard from one of the congressman on the scene when this happened, we are looking for the entry point of the bullet and the exit point as well. if the bullet is still inside, will it remain there? they are not going to repair the bones right now. that s not crucial to recovery. what is is repairing the organs in the bleeding. the bullet only matters if it is near vital organ or near a major artery. otherwise, they may never take the bullet out. heather: timing was of the essence. at the scene and also at the hospital. it s been great ever since. he is not out of the woods, that is for sure. monitor hate him closely over the next 24 hours, they will have some answers. can they keep bleeding from occurring? heather: some additional information here, a host of
theme parks and major sporting events and in a public area where a lot of people gathering to see a tourist destination. if somebody is carrying a bomb in a backpack or an explosive device or it s on their person, individuals are not generally prepared to identify that. i mean, somebody setting a package down and walking away. but nobody can look at an individual. they re worried about picking up their kids. and they might be a terrorist. exactly. a message yesterday, people should be eyes and ears. that s intelligence, that s what a local security personnel should know. what i m suggesting is, individuals need to take care of themselves and their families. when you re out in the public, move quickly through any nonsecurity locations, the departure area. don t linger. exactly. pick up your luggage, get out quickly. if you re at an entry or exit