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Armed Operation After Exeter Blast [Attempted Islamic attack in the UK]
Sky News ^

Posted on 05/22/2008 2:28:13 PM PDT by UKrepublican

Armed Operation After Exeter Blast

Police have confirmed the man arrested over an explosion in Exeter was a recent Muslim convert who had been "preyed upon and radicalised".

An armed operation is under way in Plymouth believed to be in connection with the blast.

Sky's home affairs correspondent Mark White said the situation was "still unfolding" at a residential property.

Devon and Cornwall Police named the arrested man as Nicky Reilly, 22, who has a history of mental illness.

The blast happened after he walked into the Giraffe restaurant at the Princesshay Shopping Centre about 1pm.

Officers said he suffered lacerations to his eye and some facial burning.

Nobody else was injured in the blast which happened when the recently opened shopping centre was crowded with shoppers.

Deputy Chief Constable Tony Melville said police investigations indicated Reilly had adopted the Islamic faith and "was preyed upon and radicalised".

He confirmed that armed police had raided an address in King Street, Plymouth, linked to Reilly and were currently searching the premises.

Witnesses earlier told Sky News the explosion in the restaurant appeared to come from the bathroom and when the man came out he had blood all over his face.

Giraffe restaurant director Juliette Joffe said: "Nobody in the restaurant has been injured apart from the person who set it off."

About 15 people would have been working in the restaurant at the time, she said.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: mohammedanism; muslims; terror; uk
It appears that the islamo nazis have taken advantage of a mentally disabled man to carry out their terrorists activities. I would say I'm shocked...only I'm not.
1 posted on 05/22/2008 2:28:13 PM PDT by UKrepublican
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To: UKrepublican

Anyone who believes in islam is mentally disabled and/or disturbed.


2 posted on 05/22/2008 2:32:29 PM PDT by chopperman
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To: UKrepublican
a recent Muslim convert who had been "preyed upon and radicalised".

Isn't that a redundant sentence? Are there other types of muslim converts?

3 posted on 05/22/2008 2:32:34 PM PDT by SampleMan (We are a free and industrious people, socialist nannies do not become us.)
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To: UKrepublican

When I first read “Armed Operation” in the headline, I immagined sniper rifles, automatic rifles, kevlar.....then I realized it was GB, so it might just mean pointy things.


4 posted on 05/22/2008 2:32:57 PM PDT by Roccus (People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient....then repent.)
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To: UKrepublican
Devon and Cornwall

The demons are polluting a beautiful place.

5 posted on 05/22/2008 2:36:50 PM PDT by Stentor
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“I would say I’m shocked...only I’m not.”

Sounds like a good reason NOT to say it eh. After the Islamofacist use of mentally repressed women last year I must agree. NOT shocked.


6 posted on 05/22/2008 2:37:54 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: SampleMan
a recent Muslim convert who had been "preyed upon and radicalised".

this man is not responsible being a victim of Islamic radicalization, and Muslims would not be so radical if the British would just convert to Islam. So you see the British citizens are really to blame. They brought it on themselves.

7 posted on 05/22/2008 2:38:55 PM PDT by normy (Don't take it personally, just take it seriously.)
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To: SampleMan

Could be someone who is literally mentally retarded, has some sort of disability, or whom recently had a traumatic experience.


8 posted on 05/22/2008 2:47:06 PM PDT by DrGunsforHands
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To: normy

If the govt had some guts they would class islam as a cult and ban it

after all it does not bring anything with it except death adn dectruction

kosovo, Lebanon and everywhere else around the world


9 posted on 05/22/2008 2:48:44 PM PDT by manc (a normal natural marriage is between a man and a woman, MA has a perverted sham marriages)
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To: Roccus

Pointy Things!!!

ROFLMAO


10 posted on 05/22/2008 2:49:53 PM PDT by saurus ("giving money to politicians is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys" P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: Roccus
The term "armed police" refers to police constables armed with firearms.
11 posted on 05/22/2008 2:50:44 PM PDT by Clive
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"Nobody in the restaurant has been injured apart from the person who set it off."

Damn ironic justice. ;-)

12 posted on 05/22/2008 2:59:18 PM PDT by rhombus
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Devon and Cornwall

The demons are polluting a beautiful place.

That's what demons do.

13 posted on 05/22/2008 3:19:41 PM PDT by RobinOfKingston (Man, that's stupid ... even by congressional standards.)
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To: UKrepublican

Go Bobbies! We Yanks love it when the Brits crack islamo heads. What this event really says is that our enemy is recruiting bombers who look like us.


14 posted on 05/22/2008 3:34:25 PM PDT by DogBarkTree (The correct word isn't "immigrant" when what they are doing is "invading".)
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Image hosted by Photobucket.com INAZI!!!
15 posted on 05/22/2008 4:01:19 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: Clive

I was going to type “sidearms”, but my evil side got the best of me. Let’s face it, until western governments get serious about dealing with islam, all we can do is laugh.....and ammo up.


16 posted on 05/22/2008 4:44:09 PM PDT by Roccus (People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient....then repent.)
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To: UKrepublican

Thank God for answering prayer and thwarting the enemy (again). A mentally ill man? Just when you think the death-cult can go no lower...


17 posted on 05/22/2008 8:36:01 PM PDT by MonicaG (Help Wanted: Conservative leadership '08)
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To: manc

Our government doesn’t even have the guts to reject the “church” of Scientology’s status, no less the 7th century death cult. “Thetan/Satan” ultimately loses the war but currently wins many battles, unfortunately. God help us.


18 posted on 05/22/2008 8:38:46 PM PDT by MonicaG (Help Wanted: Conservative leadership '08)
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sad but true the on ly party who has any guts are the BNP and the BBC, , guardian plus the pother usual lefty media have done everything they could to make the public that they are racist and if you vote for them they are racist


19 posted on 05/23/2008 10:10:43 AM PDT by manc (a normal natural marriage is between a man and a woman, MA has a perverted sham marriages)
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