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Lebanese born doctor linked to both U.K. terror plots
British authorities investigating the fast-moving U.K. terror plot now suspect that Iraqi-born doctor Bilal Abdulla and Lebanese-born Khaled Ahmed, the two men who tried to bomb Glasgow International Airport, also attempted the two London car bombings a day earlier , CBS News has learned.

The Lebanese doctor was the driver of the Jeep Cherokee that was loaded with gas cylinders and rammed into the entrance of Glasgow International Airport and then set it on fire last Saturday. British intelligence services also believe that the failed car bombings in London and Glasgow bear the fingerprints of al Qaeda in Iraq. Intelligence sources tell CBS News that the people behind the attempts were directly recruited by Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, the present leader of the terror group's Iraq franchise.
I'd guess that ownership of al-Tawhid devolved to Abu when Zark began decomposition. Al-Tawhid's been active in Europe before, and it recruited from Jordan, Leb and Syria. That'd clarify why there aren't any Paks involved, which was the part that floored me.
Police investigating the plot had arrested eight people Tuesday, including at least six suspects trained as doctors, including a man of Indian nationality arrested in Australia. Sources close to the investigation tell CBS News that two or three arrests were likely to be seen in Britain by the end of the week and that some of the arrests will be of British nationals.

Later Tuesday, two men were arrested in northwestern England under the Terrorism Act, but a police statement said it was "too early to confirm whether or not these arrests are linked to recent events in London and Glasgow." Sky News, citing law enforcement sources, reported that the suspects — two men — were arrested in Blackburn, England after they were seen trying to collect a number of gas canisters from an industrial site.
That one turned out to have something to do with their pot garden. I'm not sure what, since that's not my line of interest...

Posted by: Fred 2007-07-05
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