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| Teenage terror suspect arrested |
| 2004-08-19 |
| A 19-year-old man has been arrested in Birmingham under the Terrorism Act. The man, who has not yet been named, was arrested in Gleave Road, Selly Oak at 0400 BST on Thursday. He is currently being held at an unnamed police station, where he will be questioned by officers. Police are understood to be conducting further inquiries in Selly Oak, where two men, aged 24 and 36, were also arrested in relation to alleged immigration matters. According to the Home Office there have been 609 arrests under terrorism legislation between September 11, 2001 and 30 June 2004. Of those people, 99 have been charged with terrorism-related offences, and 15 convicted. Eight men - arrested in anti-terrorist raids two weeks ago - appeared before a judge at Belmarsh magistrates court in south-east London on Wednesday. They were charged with conspiring to commit murder and conspiring to launch radioactive or chemical attacks. All were remanded in custody for a week. An anti-terror police spokesman said the arrest in Birmingham was not related to this operation. |
| Posted by:Uncle Monty |
| #7 No really Mr Mackey you really need to try a hit of this. Yea same here. The "children" usually are criminal gansters with repeated arrests. The only children killed are the victims of their gang warfare caught in the cross fire. Seeing how none of my guns have ever been responsible of the death of a Child or Adult I can see no reason that my guns need control "for the children." Living in California I have about no "rights". It is true Ted Kenedy's car has killed more people than my guns. |
| Posted by: FlameBait93268 2004-08-19 10:36:16 PM |
| #6 GUNS ARE BAD Mmm'kay? |
| Posted by: Mr. Mackey 2004-08-19 12:24:48 PM |
| #5 Good observation, FlameBait. I keep seeing a rather obnoxious sign on the Mass. Turnpike (near Fenway Park) whose face changes every few months but the theme remains constant - GUNS ARE BAD!! I mention it because the billboard constantly refer to 'teenagers' and 'children' as 'victims' of gun violence. I was never able to verify two inquiries I'd have for them - how many 'teenagers / children' are in fact 18 or 19, and how many of them are / were gangbangers? |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-08-19 12:17:46 PM |
| #4 The BBC would like to think that 19 is below the age of criminal responsibility. In fact, the BBC would like to think all jihadees are exempt from criminal responsibility. It's our security services persecuting perpetual victims, y'see... |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-08-19 12:15:12 PM |
| #3 19 is an Adult. Teenaged in name only. |
| Posted by: FlameBait93268 2004-08-19 9:41:06 AM |
| #2 As it should, as it should... Thus spake Zarathustra. |
| Posted by: Zarathustra 2004-08-19 5:13:46 AM |
| #1 The systematic persecution of the muslim minority continues apace. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-08-19 4:53:35 AM |