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Four held as raid (London) uncovers 'plot to buy dirty bomb'
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences as part of a planned operation by the Metropolitan Police.Well done! The men are suspected of attempting to buy radioactive material for a "dirty bomb" to be exploded on the streets of Britain. These guys are dumber than a Boy Scout. Three of the men, one of them a Somalian national with links to Saudi Arabia, were seized by officers from SO-13, the force's anti-terrorist branch, at the Holiday Inn in Brent Cross, north London, yesterday. The other two must have been plain old Saudis Teams of surveillance officers and armed marksmen surrounded the hotel where a deal was being conducted to sell £300,000 worth of radioactive material to an undercover reporter, posing as an Islamic extremist. Can you imagine an American reporter doing that? He'd use it for a Police Brutality story. A fourth man was arrested yesterday at his north London home. They were arrested under section 41 of the Terrorism Act, on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. The men are being held in custody at the top-security Paddington Green police station, where police have 14 days to question them before charges must be filed. Police said that they were acting on information supplied by the News of the World, the Sunday tabloid, but refused to release details. We can say no more A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "All four men have been taken into custody at a central London police station for further questioning. Several addresses have been searched. Some searches continue." There were 30,000 raids under the Prevention of Terrorism Act last year - 10 times the level of three years ago. And people have problems with the Patriot Act! I would love to know if we've has 1,000 "raids" in the US since 9/11. Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-25 |
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