LONDON — British Transport Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a small explosion at a London Underground station that injured five people.

The police say in a statement Wednesday that the man “was arrested on suspicion of doing an act likely to cause an explosion to injure or damage property endangering safety on the railway.”

They said the explosion on Tuesday night at the Southgate station in north London was believed to be caused by a faulty drill battery and did not seem to be related to terrorism.

The man was released pending further inquiry. </s> LONDON - A man has been arrested over a small explosion at a London underground station on Tuesday which police said was likely to have been caused by a battery malfunction.

Five people needed medical treatment after the incident, described as minor explosion, at Southgate station in north London on Tuesday evening.Police said there was no indication of terrorism and it was believed to have been caused by a faulty drill battery."A 23-year-old man from Enfield was arrested on suspicion of doing an act likely to cause an explosion to injure or damage property, and endangering safety on the railway," British Transport Police said in a statement on Wednesday.The man has been released pending further inquiries. </s> Manchester Police have arrested another three men in connection with the investigation into Monday night's bombing that killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert. That brings the total arrests to four after police on Tuesday brought in a 23-year-old man. The U.K. late Tuesday raised its threat level to "critical" from "severe" after investigations revealed that the suicide bomber Salman Abedi may not have acted alone. </s> A man has been arrested after an explosion in a tube station injured five people and led police to evacuate the entire road.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police sealed off an area around Southgate tube station, Enfield, following reports of a suspicious package yesterday evening (Tuesday, June 19).

On investigation, police confirmed that there was an explosion due to a battery short circuit.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called at 7.03pm on Tuesday, June 19, to reports of an explosion and people running at Southgate underground station.

"Met officers attended the scene along with colleagues from British Transport Police (BTP), London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service.

"The scene has been examined by specialist officers. It appears at this stage that the cause of the explosion was a battery short circuit. The Met Police and BTP are working together to establish the full facts.

"We are not aware of any serious injury."

As a result, a 29-year old man from Enfield was arrested on suspicion of doing an act likely to cause an explosion to injure or damage property, and endangering safety on the railway.

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "Enquiries continue this morning into a small explosion at Southgate Underground station last night.

"The incident, which left five people with minor injuries, is believed to have been caused by a faulty drill battery.

"A 23-year-old man from Enfield was arrested on suspicion of doing an act likely to cause an explosion to injure or damage property, and endangering safety on the railway.

"He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries." </s> Manchester Police have arrested another three men in connection with the investigation into Monday night's bombing that killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert. That brings the total arrests to four after police on Tuesday brought in a 23-year-old man.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Fox News. </s> A 23-year-old man has been arrested after an explosion at Southgate tube station.

Five people were hurt after the blast on Tuesday evening, which was believed to have been caused by a faulty drill battery.

In a statement, British Transport Police said: "Enquiries continue this morning into a small explosion at Southgate Underground station last night.

"The incident, which left five people with minor injuries, is believed to have been caused by a faulty drill battery.

"A 23-year-old from Enfield was arrested on suspicion of doing an act likely to cause an explosion to injure or damage property, and endangering safety on the railway.

"He has been released under investigation pending further enquiries."

Three of those injured were treated at the scene and two were taken to hospital.

A witness said several people on a packed escalator had been trampled on after the explosion sparked 6ft-high flames.

A short circuit in the battery is thought to have caused the blast, according to the Metropolitan Police.

The station was cordoned off, but the incident is not believed to be terror-related. </s> A house in the town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom is being searched in connection with the investigation of Monday's deadly bombing at Manchester Arena, Greater Manchester Police said Thursday, Sputnik reported.

On Monday night, an explosion went off at the end of a concert of the US singer Ariana Grande, leaving at least 22 people, including minors, dead and dozens more injured.

"We made an arrest in Wigan yesterday in connection with the investigation into the horrific incident at Manchester Arena. Following this arrest a house in Wigan was raided this morning and is currently being searched," the police wrote on Twitter.

On Wednesday, Greater Manchester Police announced that a man carrying a suspicious package was arrested in Wigan in connection with the deadly Manchester attack.

According to the police's chief constable Ian Hopkins, a total of eight male suspects have now been arrested in relation to the tragic incident. </s> French police have arrested a 24-year old man suspected of being behind last week’s bomb blast in the central city of Lyon that injured 13 people.

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner announced the arrest on Twitter, but did not provide further details on the suspect or where he was arrested.

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Security camera footage of the incident showed the partially masked suspect wheeling a bicycle to the scene, before leaving a bag outside a branch of a popular bakery chain.

The case is being handled as a terrorism investigation given the circumstances of the attack, committed in broad daylight, and the use of an explosive device capable of hitting a large number of people with screws and metal balls packed into a bag.

The anti-terrorism unit of the Paris prosecutors’ office, which is handling the investigation, added that a 24-year-old man was arrested Monday morning in Lyon and placed in custody.

DNA traces were found on the remains of the parcel, according to a source close to the investigation.

Another source said the judicial police arrested the suspect on the street after having after tailed him.

They decided not to arrest him at his apartment, the source said, for fear that there could still be some triacetone triperoxide or TATP, the powerful but unstable homemade explosive that was used in the attack. </s> A man from Coventry is due in court today in connection with the explosion at a shop in Leicester that killed five people.

Hawkar Hassan, 32, of Foleshill, is charged with five counts of manslaughter and arson with intent to endanger life following the blast in Hinckley Road on Sunday, February 25.

Hassan is due to appear at Leicester Crown Court today for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

He will be joined in the dock by co-defendants Aram Kurd, 33, from Hillary Place, Leicester, and Arkan Ali, 37, of Drake Close, Oldham.

Kurd is the shopkeeper whose premises was destroyed in the blast.

All three men are currently remanded in custody following a hearing at Leicester Magistrates’ Court last month.

Five people - including a mother and two of her sons - were killed in the blast on February 25.

Mary Ragoobeer, 46, and sons Shane, 18, and 17-year-old Sean lost their lives, along with Shane’s girlfriend Leah Reek, 18, and Viktorija Ijevleva, 22, who was believed to have been working in the shop at the time of the explosion.

Viktorija had been due to start a new job in Coventry.

Shane and Sean’s 15-year-old brother Scotty survived the blast. The schoolboy, who was pulled from the rubble, was taken to hospital with injuries, but has since been discharged.

Their father Jose Ragoobeer, a carer, was at work when the tragedy happened.

Four other men were also arrested in connection with the incident and released under investigation.

Two men in their 30s from East Anglia were detained on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion and offences under the proceeds of crime act.

They were both released under investigation at the start of March.

The third, a man in his 40s from East Anglia, had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter on Saturday, March 3, and was released two days later after being quizzed by officers.

The fourth, a man in his 30s from the East Midlands, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter on Tuesday, March 6.

He was released from police custody on Wednesday, March 7.

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As part of an ongoing investigation, British police arrest six people in connection with Monday's deadly explosion, including a 23-year-old man who was taken into custody Tuesday.