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Lydd loo bomb: teen boy arrested and bailed on suspicion of possessing an explosive substance

By: Victoria Chessum

Published: 00:00, 27 September 2016

Updated: 16:21, 27 September 2016

Police investigating the Lydd loo bombing have arrested and bailed a teenage boy on suspicion of possessing an explosive substance.

The Park Street toilets were partly blown up shortly before midnight on Saturday, September 17.

It was confirmed that officers were treating it as an isolated incident and that the back wall and window was damaged.

The back wall and window was partly destroyed. Picture: Shepway District Council

Dozens of people were evacuated that night.

A 15-year-old boy has been bailed until Wednesday, November 9, while inquiries continue, police said.

Shepway District Council managed to re-open the toilet block by Thursday after making the building safe for use.

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