Detectives have been granted more time to question two young men held over the Parsons Green bomb plot.

Police confirmed on Tuesday (September 19) that an 18-year-old man and a 21-year-old remain in police custody for questioning.

A 21-year-old man had been arrested on Saturday (September 16) at 11.50pm by detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.

The arrest was made in Hounslow and was followed by a search of a home in Stanwell, Surrey, on Sunday (September 17).

CCTV footage may show Parsons Green bomber

The first arrest was of an 18-year-old man at Dover port just 24 hours after the attack in west London.

Police swept Dover to arrest suspect

Armed police swooped in on him as he tried to flee the country.

An armed raid at a property in Cavendish Road, Sunbury , was carried out on Saturday.

Surrey Police said on Sunday: "The cordons at the junctions with Green Lane and Burgoyne Road, and Cavendish Road and Vicarage Road and the footpath in Fisk Close have been removed.

Cordon remains in place where suspect was arrested

"The inner cordons will remain between 31 – 51 (odd) and 38 – 56 (even) Cavendish Road.

"Residents within that cordon will still have to access their houses by foot, no vehicle access will be granted into this area at this time, please park outside the cordon.

"Policing activity will continue in the area however there are no safety risks associated with this."

The UK terror threat level has been reduced to severe , after it was scaled up to critical following the incident on Friday (September 15).

At least 30 people were injured in the bomb blast on the District line during the morning rush hour.

The law allows up to 14 days detention under the Terrorism Act with the authority of a magistrate.

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