A man has been arrested after two homemade explosive devices were found at an unoccupied flat in north London.

The 48-year-old was being held at a north London address by officers from the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command on suspicion of an explosives offence.

Scotland Yard said detectives did not believe the man had links to any terrorist organisations or that there were any ongoing public safety issues at this stage.

Police were called to Craven Park, Brent, at 9.34am on Wednesday after two suspicious devices had been found at a flat undergoing refurbishment. Residents were evacuated from the block and surrounding roads were closed before the area was deemed safe.

The man was arrested at a residential property in north London on on suspicion of an offence contrary to section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883.

An initial assessment found that the devices were both improvised explosive devices (IEDs), according to Scotland Yard. Both are undergoing further forensic examination.

An IED at Manchester Arena in May 2017 killed 22 people, while another at Parsons Green tube station in September 2017 failed to detonate properly.

Authorities have stepped up efforts to make it harder to buy bomb-related materials from shops and the internet.