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'Terror attack' mosque reopens

A mosque in Tipton, West Midlands, where a suspected terrorist explosion was carried out has re-opened to worshippers, police said.

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Mosque re-opens after suspected terrorist attack

Police cordon in Tipton on Friday after the blast near the local mosque Credit: Matthew Cooper/PA Wire

West Midlands Police say that the Kanzul Iman Masjid mosque in Tipton has re-opened after it was the victim of a suspected terrorist attack on Friday.

Worshippers heard a blast which scattered nailed and metal fragments across the building. The mosque car park remains closed while officers continue to conduct fingertip searches to gather evidence.

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