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| Seven arrested in British anti-terror raids |
| 2003-02-06 |
| Seven people have been arrested by anti-terrorist officers following a series of raids in Scotland and England. The raids were carried out this morning on addresses in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Six men and one woman have been detained under the Terrorism Act 2000. Those arrested in England will be brought to Scotland and they will all be questioned at a secure location. Giggle juice and bagpipes The raids were part of an operation by Lothian and Borders Police assisted by Greater Manchester Police, the anti-terrorist squad of the Metropolitan Police and Strathclyde Police. Lothian and Borders Police said two men were arrested in Edinburgh, one man was arrested in Greater Manchester, a man and woman were arrested in Glasgow and two men were arrested in London. Deputy Chief Constable Tom Wood, operations director of Lothian and Borders Police, said no dangerous substances had yet been discovered. He said: "This was a carefully co-ordinated operation which was executed successfully. "Since this operation is connected to another matter which is presently 'active', under the Contempt of Court Act no further information can be given out at present." Cheers! Hey, Fred! Can you make a separate catagory for the UK? I hate filing them as Europe. It feels like a slur on them. Thanks. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #7 "Giggle juice and bagpipes" They gonna feed 'em haggis, too, or has that been banned under the Geneva Convention? ;-> |
| Posted by: Old Grouch 2003-02-06 17:36:02 |
| #6 Lappland? |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-02-06 15:26:28 |
| #5 Morocco? |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-02-06 15:01:24 |
| #4 Tunisia? |
| Posted by: Rw 2003-02-06 14:34:02 |
| #3 Laddies, ye should'na be denigratin' the mighty bagpipe, for 'tis a fearsome instrument o'war. As the great Ronald MacReagan related the tale; "Do you remember the story of Bill Millin of the 51st Highlanders? Forty years ago today, British troops were pinned down near a bridge, waiting desperately for help. Suddenly, they heard the sound of bagpipes, and some thought they were dreaming. Well, they weren’t. They looked up and saw Bill Millin with his bagpipes, leading the reinforcements and ignoring the smack of the bullets into the ground around him." |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-02-06 11:57:00 |
| #2 "Giggle Juice and bagpipes." Oy, you need giggle juice? |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-02-06 10:32:50 |
| #1 Steve --- RE: "Giggle juice and bagpipes" That really cracked me up! I can just see the detainee: "Please stop! The chanter is bad enough, but the drones are making my head explode at close range. Stop them and I will tell you everything!" |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-02-06 10:19:36 |