Bomb squad blast into Leeds house

A controlled explosion has been carried out by army bomb disposal experts to gain access to a house in Leeds as part of the hunt for the London bombers.
The unoccupied house was one of six in the city raided following the attacks that have claimed at least 52 lives.
Elsewhere, police say they have found a car at Luton train station they believe may be connected to the attacks. No-one has been arrested, but police in Leeds are looking for explosives and have already seized some material. Up to 600 people have been evacuated from the area as part of the operation. Police cleared people from homes as well as a mosque, a health centre and an old people's home.
Inspector Miles Himsworth said the operation was being led by the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist officers with the support of West Yorkshire Police and the Army Bomb Disposal Unit. He said the house at which the controlled explosion took place officers were searching for "explosives and bits and pieces". He said that meant a long list of possibilities that would include items such as computers.
Anti-terrorism officers launched the first raids in the Leeds area on six houses at about 0630 BST. One resident who was evacuated, Nathan Clark, said people were "shocked" at what was happening. "Everyone is amazed that it is happening on their doorstep," he told BBC News.
Earlier the Met commissioner Sir Ian Blair confirmed the operation "is directly connected to the outrages on Thursday". Sir Ian said London, as well as New York, continued to be "major terrorist targets". He said: "Another attack is likely, there's no question about that. When, who knows." The Yorkshire searches were carried out after warrants were issued under the Terrorism Act 2000.
BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said the police were acting on information from searches at the scenes of the crimes in London.
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