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British Terrorists Conspired In Bomb Plot - Security Officials
The Guardian (UK) ^ | 7-3-2007 | Vikram Dodd - Richard Norton-Taylor

Posted on 07/02/2007 6:15:17 PM PDT by blam

British terrorists conspired in bombs plot - security officials

· Six suspects are doctors
· Controlled explosions at hospital
· London car came from Scotland

Vikram Dodd and Richard Norton-Taylor
Tuesday July 3, 2007
The Guardian(UK)

Counter-terrorism officials said last night they believe British terrorists who are still at large were involved in the conspiracy to launch car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow. Details emerged as it became clear that five of the suspects under arrest are doctors working and training in the NHS, and one is a doctor working in Australia where he was arrested last night.

Seven of the eight people arrested so far are foreign-born nationals, including an Iraqi doctor trained in Baghdad, a Jordanian neurosurgeon, an Indian medic, and a Lebanese man. One, Mohammed Asha, 26, who lived in Staffordshire, is currently believed by counter-terrorism investigators to have been the ringleader of the cell. A counter-terrorism official said last night that "one of the plotters is a naturalised Briton".

Britain remained on its third day at its maximum "critical" threat level after the discovery of car bombs in London and the attack on Glasgow airport.

Police revealed yesterday that they had arrested two more men, aged 28 and 25, in Paisley, west of Glasgow. They were detained at residences at the town's Royal Alexandra hospital, close to Glasgow airport. The eighth person to be arrested was picked up at Brisbane airport. Australian officials said the 27-year-old was being held in custody on behalf of the Met.

Sources confirmed the Iraqi doctor is Bilal Abdulla, 27, who is alleged to have been a passenger in the Jeep that smashed into the terminal at Glasgow airport. He worked at the Royal Alexandra hospital

Police evacuated part of the hospital grounds as they

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bomb; britain; british; conspiracy; conspired; england; gla; globaljihad; greatbritain; haymarketcarbombs; jihadineurope; scotlan; scotland; terrorists; uk; unitedkingdom; wot
Looks like there will be more arrests coming.
1 posted on 07/02/2007 6:15:21 PM PDT by blam
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As if the NHS isn’t already an abomination, now hy are importing terrorists to be doctors!


2 posted on 07/02/2007 6:17:16 PM PDT by Trust but Verify
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To: blam

3 posted on 07/02/2007 6:18:26 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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· London car came from Scotland

If it's not Scottish, it's crap!

4 posted on 07/02/2007 6:41:04 PM PDT by lowbridge (If You’re Gonna Burn Our Flag, Wrap Yourself in It First /No Oil for Pacifists)
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Watch to see where this leads....that is going to be interesting.


5 posted on 07/02/2007 6:44:07 PM PDT by Dog
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There’s a lot of them, eh? Until we know who is a terrorist and who isn’t, the whole lot of them must be expelled


6 posted on 07/02/2007 6:46:03 PM PDT by Leftism is Mentally Deranged (Expel The evil and inhuman proponents of death and destruction)
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Five of the suspects were working for NHS”...”Five of the suspects were working at the British version of Hillary’s Healthcare program” THERE i fixed it!


7 posted on 07/02/2007 6:48:13 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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No Shi’ite!


8 posted on 07/02/2007 6:54:18 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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"What, there more dangerous doctors out there than me?"

9 posted on 07/02/2007 6:58:51 PM PDT by yield 2 the right
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The Brits need to bring back the death penalty and build some gallows.


10 posted on 07/02/2007 7:03:28 PM PDT by BuffaloJack
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five of the suspects under arrest are doctors working and training in the NHS

Michael Moore needs to make another film about this.

What would be a good title?

11 posted on 07/02/2007 7:10:40 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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(Five of the suspects were working for NHS)

I’m holding my breath waiting for Michael Moore to update “Sicko” with that latest information! Not!


12 posted on 07/02/2007 7:16:15 PM PDT by winner3000
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"What would be a good title?"

Sicko?

13 posted on 07/02/2007 7:27:41 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Planting trees to offset carbon emissions is like drinking water to offset rising ocean levels)
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To: Dog
Six NHS Doctors Held Over Al-Qa'eda Campaign
14 posted on 07/02/2007 7:52:06 PM PDT by blam (Secure the border and enforce the law)
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