The neighbours of a terror suspect in Bristol have been forced to spend a third night away from their homes.

On Saturday morning, a third controlled explosion was carried out at a property in Comb Paddock, a normally quiet cul-de-sac in Westbury-on-Trym.

Police are still working at the address, and local residents have been evacuated.

A 19-year-old, named locally as Andrew Ibrahim, was arrested under the Terrorism Act on Thursday after police received an intelligence tip-off. It is understood he recently converted to Islam.

Bomb disposal experts were initially called to his home to carry out a controlled explosion outside the house at around 2am on Friday.

Officers have been given until 1.40pm next Thursday - a week after his arrest - to hold the teenager, and have not ruled out further arrests.

Neighbours have described the man, who they said had not been in the house long, as heavily-built and often seen wearing traditional Muslim dress and carrying a satchel.

Others said they had confronted him about "loud chanting" just a few days ago.

Representatives of Bristol's Muslim community have voiced their support for the police.

Local Muslim leader Farooq Siddique said Ibrahim was "not known" to Bristol's Muslim community.

He said: "This is obviously a very difficult time for the Muslim community in Bristol. It is a blow to community relationships in the city.

"We want the police to be allowed to do their jobs as simply and as quickly as possible. We need to be united in this."

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