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Brit Cafe Bomber 'Preyed On by Extremists'

Posted May 23, 08 3:47 AM CDT in Crime & Courts,  World 

(Newser) – British police believe a mentally ill man who tried to blow himself up in a restaurant yesterday was taken advantage of by Islamic extremists, the Guardian reports. The recent convert to Islam walked into a busy restaurant in the West Country city of Exeter and exploded a device. The only person hurt was the bomber, who suffered serious facial injuries. The bomb and another found nearby had the capacity to cause serious harm.

"We believe, despite his weak and vulnerable state, he was preyed upon, radicalized and taken advantage of," said a chief constable.

Source Guardian (UK)

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Police in Exeter turn back passers-by in the aftermath of an explosion in a restaurant.   ((c) kr15tan)
This image taken from CCTV shows a man identified by the police as Nicky Reilly, the man arrested in connection with an explosion in Exeter, England, earlier Thursday.   (AP Photo)
Pedestrians on Exeter High Street following yesterday's explosion.   ((c) kr15tan)
Police turn back passers-by after an explosion in the western English city of Exeter.   ((c) kr15tan)
A main road in Exeter is cordoned off by police after yesterday's explosion in a crowded restaurant.   ((c) kr15tan)
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