UPDATE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6907827.stm
Last Updated: Friday, 20 July 2007, 17:14 GMT 18:14 UK
“Terror arrests substance was oil”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act have been freed without charge after a suspicious substance was identified as “non-hazardous” oil.
The men were held after police searched a Bristol flat and found two 25-litre (5.5 gallon) containers labelled as holding hydrogen peroxide.
The discovery had led officers to suspect a link to terrorist activities.
One of the men is from Afghanistan and in his early 20s, while the other is Somali and in his early 50s.
The substance in the containers at the flat in Stapleton Road, Easton, is thought to be vegetable oil.
Police said the Afghan man had been bailed in connection with allegations of possession of class A drugs, and theft.
‘Appropriate’ response
The incident began on Wednesday night, when the man was arrested in the centre of Bristol on suspicion of a drugs offence.
In a follow-up search, police found the two containers, and the second man was arrested.
Forensic analysis by a Home Office scientist then found the substance inside the containers was an oil-based liquid which was not dangerous.
Police are still investigating how the containers came to be at the flat, and where they came from.”
ARTICLE SNIPPET from post no. 1798:
“The substance in the containers at the flat in Stapleton Road, Easton, is thought to be vegetable oil.”
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6907827.stm )
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http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2373498
TERRORISM FOCUS
(June 26, 2007)
“PKK Introduces Use of IEDs Against Turkish Targets”
By Frank Hyland
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “IEDs have taken the form of cans of cooking oil...”