Families evacuated in Bristol, United Kingdom not allowed to return to home
{{date|April 20, 2008}}
{{Bristol}}Families who were evacuated in [[Bristol]], [[United Kingdom]] have been told that they will not yet be allowed to return to their homes. This is despite the fact that many news reports from the time of the evacuation, including those from ''[[w:BBC News|BBC News]]'' indicated that they would be able to return yesterday.

[[w:Avon and Somerset police|Avon and Somerset police]] recently released a statement on the evacuation, part of which is available below:

{{cquote|Around 30 people – including one 80-year-old woman – were evacuated from their homes after police put a cordon in place around the man's home and then carried out a controlled explosion.

The people evacuated were initially housed at a local school and also stopped in the homes of Neighbourhood Watch members from the area, before being transferred to a city centre hotel, where they remained until Saturday. They then moved to another hotel.}}

This move comes after Avon and Somerset police arrested a man in the [[w:Westbury on Trym|Westbury on Trym]] area of the city on suspicion of [[wikt:terrorism|terrorism]].
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== Sources ==
*{{source
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7357039.stm
|title=Blast families kept out of homes
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 20, 2008}}
*Press Release: {{source
|url=http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=12572&t=1&lid=1
|title=Residents praise police and partner agencies following evacuation	
|author=
|pub=Avon and Somerset police
|date=April 20, 2008}}
*{{source
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7355402.stm
|title=Bristol police plan second blast
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 19, 2008}}
*{{source
|url=http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=12572&t=1&lid=1
|title=Second controlled explosion to be carried out	
|author=
|pub=Avon and Somerset police
|date=April 18, 2008}}
*{{source
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7355402.stm
|title=Police to hold terror suspect
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 18, 2008}}
*{{source
|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144913&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231190&home=yes&more_nodeId1=144922&contentPK=20430276
|title=BREAKING NEWS: MAN, 19, HELD IN ANTI-TERROR RAID
|author=
|pub=Bristol Evening Post
|date=April 18, 2008}}
*{{source
|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=144913&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231190&home=yes&more_nodeId1=144922&contentPK=20432866
|title=LATEST: BRISTOL TERROR SUSPECT NAMED
|author=
|pub=Bristol Evening Post
|date=April 18, 2008}}
*{{source
|url=http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=12572&t=1&lid=1
|title=Man arrested under Terrorism Act	
|author=
|pub=Avon and Somerset police
|date=April 18, 2008}}

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Families who were evacuated in Bristol, United Kingdom have been told that they will not yet be allowed to return to their homes. This is despite the fact that many news reports from the time of the evacuation, including those from BBC News indicated that they would be able to return yesterday.

Avon and Somerset police recently released a statement on the evacuation, part of which is available below:

This move comes after Avon and Somerset police arrested a man in the Westbury on Trym area of the city on suspicion of terrorism.
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