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| 'Mosque bomb plot' police open fire on EDL extremists |
| 2010-07-29 |
| ARMED police who feared right-wing fanatics were about to blow up a mosque fired shots in a dramatic swoop. Six members of the English Defence League were jugged in the operation.They were detained by officers probing an alleged plot to attack a Mohammedan temple. Police marksmen opened fire on suspected ringleader John Broomfield and shot out the tyres on his van. He had been driving home from work and was stuck in traffic when police pounced. Officers later swooped on Broomfield's home and seized computer equipment, phones and passports. At the same time, five other members of the group were arrested at various addresses on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a kaboom. They were all quizzed by police, along with a seventh man, before they were released without charge. The English Defence League has repeatedly clashed with Muslim krazed killers and it is understood police were acting on information received. Broomfield, 27, the head of Dorset EDL, told how officers swooped on him in Corfe Castle, Dorset. He said: "There was an unmarked police car in a layby and within seconds of me stopping officers appeared from it and ran up the road. They shot at my tyres and smashed the window. There has been no conspiracy. The EDL is not a terrorist organisation. We are not anti-Muslim, we are anti-Muslim extremism." A Dorset Police spokesman said: "These people have been released without charge. At this stage there is no indication whatsoever any of the mosques in Dorset are under threat of attack." |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Sounds like the cops are in the Muslims pockets now. Since a group doesn't like them, I guess they have to get government to oppress the group. Of course the reverse isn't true. |
| Posted by: miscellaneous 2010-07-29 17:42 |
| #1 A police spokesman said: "We have been working very closely with the Muslim community since last Thursday and our local safer neighbourhood teams have been providing advice and reassurance throughout. At this stage there is no indication whatsoever that any of the mosques in Dorset are under threat of attack." Move it along, nuthin to see here... So they have the British cops doing their dirty work for them now? Did they at least buy the guy a new set of tires? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-07-29 10:29 |