just curious, if they have foiled this plot who's been arrested.?
2006-08-10 07:24:57 · 12 answers · asked by omoxionuk 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
about 21 people.
2006-08-10 07:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by freeandyoung786 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Home Secretary has revealed details of the operation by MI5 and police that foiled a terrorist plot to blow up flights from Britain to the United States. Had the plotters succeeded, said John Reid, there would have been "a considerable loss of life". He said: "Overnight the police, with the full knowledge of ministers, have carried out a major counter-terrorism operation to disrupt what we believe to be a major threat to the UK and international partners.
"The police, acting with the
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Security Service MI5, are investigating an alleged plot to bring down a number of aircraft through mid-flight explosions, causing a considerable loss of life."
Mr Reid said the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has raised the UK threat status to its highest level - critical.
He added: "We are doing everything possible to disrupt any further terrorist activity."
Police will provide an update on the operation, in which 20 people were arrested, later today.
Downing Street said the anti-terror operation had been undertaken "with the full support" of Tony Blair who is on holiday in the Caribbean.
He had been "in constant contact" with the situation in the UK and had briefed US President George Bush overnight, a spokesman said.
2006-08-10 14:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by codge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
21 people of Pakistani origin I've heard. You can be assured, however, that they will all be "nice boys" who have been unjustifiably arrested, or if guilty that none of their parent or relatives had the slightest idea of their involvement. Ha! Bloody Ha! Or will it be a case of them having been influenced by the "evils" being perpetrated by the USA and UK on Muslims in the middle east. Going by my newspaper head-count over 95% of the deaths there are caused by Muslim fighting Muslim. Frankly I, and no doubt many other people, are approaching the view of long may it continue.
2006-08-10 16:35:06 · answer #3 · answered by d.perrot@btinternet.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard the 21 people arrested were British citizens of Pakastani origin and there may be more suspects. Maybe by the end of the day the facts will be straight.
2006-08-10 14:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by Patience 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
assumptions set aside.. what we have here is everyone jumping the gun... the media does have a tendency to over elaborate... i respect fully the services that have come into practise, with a job well done!
But lets assume this is Al Quida! just how is it that they can influence our friends and nationals the British Muslims! Also our friends Muslims around the world... Be You a racist or Peace lover... Muslim people are our friends... There are a lot of people on both sides whom just refuse peace, some because of some mad delusional dream! Some because they are trying to impose democracy and not promoting democracy!
Look we are going on about simple education here... Understanding, guidance... we are talking about human nature and the greed that goes with it...
be you martyring yourself for a cause... or being shot at on a battle field, or sat at home watching ABC News taking in all and sunder, I know deep down none of you wish for terrorism to destroy your lives... none of you wish your children and families lives too be cut short by bombs and guns from the various armed forces, be they occupying or defending even protecting!
Now Racists everywhere take note... extremists (even if you deem your organisation as just!) everywhere take note...Greedy persons take note...
YOU ARE ABOUT TO DESTROY OUR WORLD AND SOCIETIES>>> Remember when you have destroyed everything and looked out onto your destruction, you'll see the wastelands you all once called home, and never live too see your dreams and aspirations become reality...
You will either have to suffer the wrath of globalised shutdown of services and amenities, banks and institutions...
you will need to embark on the major task of rebuilding all that has been destroyed... (Your childrens children may not even see a world even close to how we have it today!)
your technology may well be put back 100 years...
there will be underground networks of people who want too look after themselves!
THINK IT IS ALL NONSENSE! Carry on blowing things up! Carry on threatening until One of these countries release a Nuke!
That is what we all will reap!
Time will tell!
PEACE!
2006-08-10 15:13:39 · answer #5 · answered by AZRAEL è 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
21 British people
2006-08-10 15:32:46 · answer #6 · answered by angelstar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
21 "British" people. By "British" (as I'm sure you guessed), I mean Muslims and Asian people claiming British citizenship because they crept into the country, yet hate Britain.
2006-08-10 14:31:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
20 odd people who seem to live in High Wycombe. They refer to them as British Muslims !!!!!!
2006-08-10 14:30:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find out tmorrow in the papers I guess
2006-08-10 14:29:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
23 moslems
2006-08-10 14:29:11 · answer #10 · answered by cookedermott 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋