Six other men remain in custody following raids throughout east London.
The phoney bombs were simply disposable water bottles wrapped in silver and black tape and attached to leather belts, although they were designed to create "maximum fear", police said.
The Metropolitan Police, in a statement posted on its website, said the man was taken into custody at a south London police station and was being detained under the Terrorism Act. By the time the carnage was over, eight people were dead.
Metropolitan police suspect the attackers may have worn them in case they wanted to take hostages "or it might be that they saw it as protection from being shot themselves".
The three terrorists who carried out the attack were identified as Youssef Zaghba, Rachid Redouane and Khuram Butt.
How Analysts Feel About Kier Group plc (LON:KIE)?
Starr International Co Inc holds 84.81% of its portfolio in American International Group Inc for 15.40 million shares. With 85,200 avg volume, 2 days are for Tejon Ranch Company (NYSE:TRC)'s short sellers to cover TRC's short positions.
In France, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said the man who attacked a policeman with a hammer outside Notre Dame Cathedral was a self-radicalized loner with a deep interest in Daesh (ISIS) propaganda. After his payment was declined, Butt and his two accomplices rented a smaller van.
In addition to the fake explosives, police have released images of ceramic knives found on or near the assailants and the van they used to hit people on the bridge.
At the time of the London attacks, Butt was out on bail in a fraud case dating to October past year.
In a rare glimpse into the weeklong investigation, police released details on Saturday that showed Khuram Butt originally tried to rent a 7.5-ton truck. But one of those animals could detonate and kill us all.
Comments