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 Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:18 pm Post subject: Six arrested in London over alleged terror plot |
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Daily Star, 6 July 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/05/six-arrested-london-alleged-t error?newsfeed=true
Six arrested in London over alleged terror plot
Three brothers from Stratford among those held in series of London police raids involving armed officers
by Vikram Dodd, Sandra Laville and Nick Hopkins, The Guardian, 4 July 2012
The six arrests in London were not linked to the Olympic Games, police said. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA
Three brothers from Stratford – home to the Olympic Games – have been arrested in a pre-planned counter-terrorism operation.
The three were among six individuals – including one woman – whom investigators arrested on Thursday. The group is understood to have included a former police and community support officer for the Metropolitan police, but Scotland Yard would not confirm that detail.
The raids were carried out by counter-terrorism officers investigating a suspected plot to attack targets in Britain. Although police said they were not linked to any threat to the Olympics, officials say they will intervene quicker than usual in disrupting suspected plots in the runup to the event, which counter-terrorism forces fear is a major target.
One person was shot with a Taser stun gun and Scotland Yard said armed officers had been deployed during the arrests, which is an unusual decision and indicative of the risk counter-terrorism chiefs thought officers faced in detaining the suspects.
Five men and one woman were arrested in what police said was an intelligence-led operation believed to have gone on for several weeks.
The six were arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. Officials believe they are dealing with a plot inspired by al-Qaida ideology.
The six people were taken to a south-east London police station for questioning. In another unusual occurrence, a 29-year-old man was arrested in a west London street. Usually, police prefer to arrest suspects at their homes.
A Met spokesman said those arrested included a 21-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman who were detained at separate residential addresses in west London. Three other men, aged 18, 24, and 26, were arrested at residential properties in east London.
One of those held was a white British convert to Islam who grew up in Dorset, a source in the Muslim community said. Police would not confirm the claim.
A Met spokesman said: "Searches under the Terrorism Act 2000 are being carried out at eight residential premises in east, west and north London and one business premises in east London. Public safety remains our overriding concern. Today's operation in London is not linked to the Olympic and Paralympic Games."
It is understood MI5 played an active role in the operation. Investigative sources suggested there was no imminent threat but officers believed there was enough evidence to act.
MI5 and the police have said repeatedly they were monitoring a number of groups that could pose a threat to national security, and they had been focusing on "nipping plots in the bud".
Scotland Yard and MI5 are on a state of high alert, with less than a month to go before the Games. Police may make more arrests in the coming weeks as officers become more risk-averse.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:59 am Post subject: Terror police find a bomb in car boot |
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bomb-in-car-boot-on-m1-police-113 5645
excerpt from: Were they on way to bomb EDL rally? Police probe after Taliban-style bomb found in car boot
by Martin Fricker, Daily Mirror, 7 July 2012
| Quote: | Counter-terror police were yesterday investigating whether two men found with a bomb in their car were on their way to attack an English Defence League rally.
They discovered the Afghanistan-style explosive device by sheer chance when they pulled over the vehicle on the M1.
Also hidden in the boot were two guns, ammunition and leaflets warning “infidels” not to follow the EDL, David Cameron and the Queen.
One theory is the two male occupants were planning to bomb a march by the notorious anti-Islamic group taking place just hours after they were stopped.
Officers only discovered the guns and bomb two days after impounding the car for having no insurance last Saturday.
By then police had already let the driver and passenger go.
Detectives traced the owner of the car and armed police carried out raids in Birmingham and West Yorkshire this week. Seven men were arrested.
It is the first time such an improvised explosive device – used by Taliban insurgents to kill British troops in Afghanistan – has been found in the UK. |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9383976/Al- Qaeda-terror-suspect-caught-at-Olympic-Park.html
excerpt from: Al-Qaeda terror suspect caught at Olympic Park
A suspected terrorist who MI5 believe is a would-be suicide bomber was found repeatedly near the Olympic Games venue.
by David Barrett, Sunday Telegraph, 8 July 2012
| Quote: | The alleged al-Qaeda militant was caught crossing through the Olympic Park five times, breaking a ban imposed by the Home Secretary, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
The 24 year-old has previously tried to get to Afghanistan, allegedly for terrorist training, and is suspected of fighting for the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab, which has been responsible for thousands of deaths, including those of Western aid workers. He is accused of trying to recruit other Britons to its cause.
A Home Office lawyer warned after his discovery in the Olympic area that the man - known as CF - wanted to “re-engage in terrorism-related activities, either in the UK or Somalia” and is “determined to continue to adhere to his Islamist extremist agenda”.
His detention is the most serious security alert yet to hit the Olympic Park.
It is disclosed today after a week which saw 14 terror-related arrests across Britain, including a white Muslim convert detained over an alleged plan to carry out a major terrorist attack. |
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