British police are continuing their hunt for a man who may be connected with a car bomb that ripped through a busy area of London, injuring seven people.
The bomb is believed to be the work of dissident republicans, Scotland Yard said.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Alan Fry, head of Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch, said the car had been bought on July 19th by a man in his mid-30s with a soft Northern Irish accent and a "pock-marked face".
The bomb attack, which injured seven people when it went off at Ealing Broadway shortly before midnight, on Thursday.
Experts believe terrorists who planted the Ealing bomb did not intend to kill people in the explosion.
However, it believed the device was planted in a populated area to raise the stakes and show that the terrorists are prepared to take a large number of lives next time to achieve their aim.
Meanwhile British forensic teams were today continuing to search the area for clues.
Large parts of the suburb are still cordoned off but Ealing Broadway Tube station opened this morning.
Businesses and shops around the station remain shut as police continue their clear-up.
Two victims of the Ealing bombing are still being treated in hospital for the injuries they sustained in the blast.
Yesterday, the Taoiseach condemned the bombing in a statement saying: "these acts will not deter both Governments, the pro-agreement parties and the overwhelming majority of people who seek peace on this island.
"We utterly reject the motives of those responsible and will not allow them to thwart the progress in resolving all outstanding issues in the peace process."
PA