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Pope visit: Five suspected Islamist terrorists arrested over assassination plot
Telegraph ^ | 17 Sep 2010 | Duncan Gardham

Posted on 09/17/2010 8:26:08 AM PDT by ELS

Police have arrested five suspected Islamist terrorists, working as street cleaners in London, over an alleged plan assassinate the Pope.

The men were arrested during raids at 5.45am at a rubbish depot in central London based on an intelligence tip off received overnight.

The suspects, aged 26, 27, 36, 40 and 50 were arrested by officers from Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism Command on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

They are said to be from a variety of nationalities including a number of Algerian origin.

The depot where they worked is less than a mile from Hyde Park where the Pope was due to hold a prayer vigil tomorrow evening.

As street cleaners they would have been able to move relatively freely and inconspicuously through the London crowds.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anticatholic; assassinationplot; benedictxvi; hatecrime; militantislam; plotonthepope; pope; religionofpeacealert; terrorists; thepope; uk
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1 posted on 09/17/2010 8:26:11 AM PDT by ELS
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To: ELS

Wasn’t this the plot of Foul Play?


2 posted on 09/17/2010 8:28:14 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: ELS

Whatever you do, don’t burn a Koran. That might upset the “peaceful” Muslims.


3 posted on 09/17/2010 8:28:18 AM PDT by CitizenUSA
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To: ELS

Police have arrested five suspected Islamist terrorists,
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Good for this Telegraph reporter...

Not calling them “Asians” or some other dumbed down term...


4 posted on 09/17/2010 8:28:35 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana
"Good for this Telegraph reporter..."

If the Telegraph was in the US, it would EASILY be the best US newspaper. It almost always plays it down the middle.

5 posted on 09/17/2010 8:32:34 AM PDT by OldDeckHand
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To: ELS
The BBC Version of this story doesn't mention any religion, though it does mention Algerian origins.

Must be those pesky Presbyterians again...

6 posted on 09/17/2010 8:35:11 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: ELS
Gee, Islamic Terorists. Who'd have thunk that? //sarc//
7 posted on 09/17/2010 8:35:33 AM PDT by BAW (Proud Tea Party Patriot.)
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To: ELS
Isn't it time for all Catholics to start making threats? I mean, gee, shouldn't the world be afraid Catholics might react violently? /sarc

Seriously, now, thank God these Islamic terrorists were caught. God Bless the Pope and protect him as he travels.

8 posted on 09/17/2010 8:46:00 AM PDT by CitizenM (If we ever forget that we're one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under.-Ronald Re)
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To: ELS

“Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached”


9 posted on 09/17/2010 8:48:45 AM PDT by reagandemocrat
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street cleaners?

Naw...these are muslim sanitation engineers.

NASA must call these guys immediately and tell them how proud they should be of their scientific and engineering achievements.

10 posted on 09/17/2010 8:54:22 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies (Imam Rauf may be serving in the 'propaganda and obfuscation' MOS but he is still a terrorist!)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

When Sarah starts living in the White House, NASA will go back to its roots. It will no longer be a muzzie outreach program.


11 posted on 09/17/2010 9:00:05 AM PDT by NCC-1701 (HEY, NAZI PELOUSY, ON NOVEMBER 2, WE WILL DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
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To: CitizenUSA
well considering that the popeness denounced the *planned* burning of the book of satan, these asshats obviously are willing to kill their allies as well as enemies...

where are the non existent 'moderate' muzzies today ???

12 posted on 09/17/2010 9:03:17 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

From Audacity of Hope: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”

Clearly, murdering the Pope is an ugly direction.

We know where Obama stands.


13 posted on 09/17/2010 9:04:16 AM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: ELS
In other breaking news, the Sun came up in the east.
14 posted on 09/17/2010 9:07:03 AM PDT by A Navy Vet ( An Oath Is Forever.)
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To: ELS; All

They weren’t Amish?


15 posted on 09/17/2010 9:07:54 AM PDT by quesney
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To: ELS

16 posted on 09/17/2010 9:08:23 AM PDT by Iron Munro (I prayed: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it - He sent the Obamas.)
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To: ELS

Did you see how the media left out ‘muslim’?


17 posted on 09/17/2010 9:11:55 AM PDT by RolandTignor
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To: CitizenUSA

I’m sure Olbermann, Fareek Zakirya and others will explain that since we have been trying to kill a muslim religious leader in bin Laden, then why should we expect western religious leaders to be immune from retaliation. It’s really our fault.


18 posted on 09/17/2010 9:21:43 AM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: ELS

hey your Holiness

time to call for the next Crusade


19 posted on 09/17/2010 9:23:49 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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time to call for the next Crusade

Who would answer the call?

20 posted on 09/17/2010 9:26:19 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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