London Subway Attack: U.K. Lowers Threat Level After Second Arrest

The 21-year-old was arrested in Hounslow in West London just before midnight Saturday, police said in a statement. The arrest came as detectives continued to comb through a home south of London.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd said Sunday that the decision to lower the threat level is an indication that “good progress” is being made into the investigation of Friday’s attack that injured 30 people. She cautioned that it is still an ongoing investigation.

On Saturday, the Met announced it had detained an 18-year-old near the Port of Dover — a key ferry terminal between Britain and France — calling it a “significant” arrest. Officials did not release the name of either man.

Despite the lowered threat level, Rudd said on Sunday the second arrest suggested this was not a lone wolf attack. She added that it was “too early to reach any final conclusions.”

Officials were still searching a property south of London in the county of Surrey that belongs to a couple known in the community for fostering hundreds of children since the 1970s.

The pair were given an MBE — an award bestowed by the queen to individuals for outstanding service to the community — and described as “beautiful people” by neighbors, according to NBC News’ British partner ITV News.

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