Evacuated Bristol families return home
{{date|April 21, 2008}}
{{Bristol}}Families who were evacuated in [[Bristol]], [[United Kingdom]] have been allowed to return home. This move by the police comes two days later than that reported by the ''[[w:BBC|BBC]]''.


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

{{cquote|Most of the people evacuated from the Comb Paddock area of Bristol following an arrest under the Terrorism Act have this afternoon returned to their homes.

Only three households – those closest to the home of the 19-year-old man who was arrested – remain unable to return at this time, and those people are staying with friends and relatives.

A full forensic examination of the 19-year-old's home is continuing and this is likely to take several days to complete.}}


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 returning to homes
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 21, 2008}}
*Press Release: {{source
|url=http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=12572&t=1&lid=1
|title=Evacuees return home
|author=
|pub=Avon and Somerset police
|date=April 21, 2008}}
*{{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}}
*{{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 allowed to return home. This move by the police comes two days later than that reported by the BBC.


Avon and Somerset police recently released a statement on this issue, 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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