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Terror arrests reach record level, say Metropolitan Police
BBC News ^ | May 14, 2015

Posted on 05/14/2015 5:41:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Terror-related arrests in England, Wales and Scotland reached record levels last year, when 338 people were held, Scotland Yard has said.

More than half of those arrests were related to Syria, Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley added.

Police said more than 700 potential terror suspects are now thought to have travelled to Syria.

About half of those people - said to be of "significant concern" - are believed to have returned to the UK.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islam; leadingfrombehind; muslim; syria

1 posted on 05/14/2015 5:41:58 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

In a growth market records like this mean nothing.


2 posted on 05/14/2015 5:45:41 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Terror-related arrests in England, Wales and Scotland reached record levels last year, when 338 people were held”

It would be interesting to know how many of these people were Anglicans and how many were of some “other religion.”


3 posted on 05/14/2015 5:45:54 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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To: SharpRightTurn

>>> It would be interesting to know how many of these people were Anglicans and how many were of some “other religion.”

Or how many are named Mohammad, Abdullah, Aashif etc.


4 posted on 05/14/2015 6:30:54 AM PDT by SIRTRIS
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