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| Ninth Moslem Arrested in Plot to Explode Bomb in London |
| 2004-04-02 |
| A ninth British suspect was arrested yesterday over the plot by Islamic fanatics to explode a massive lorry bomb. The 27-year-old UK-born Asian Muslim was seized at the terraced home in Crawley, Sussex, he shares with his wife, parents and younger brother. A neighbour said he was a graduate who works in computers. His wife is thought to be eight months pregnant. .... Police taped up the gate at his home last night and uniformed officers stood guard as detectives went in and out of the property. But neighbours claimed the latest suspect was âa really nice blokeâ who was not a fanatic. One insisted: âHeâs got nothing to do with it â he couldnât let off a banger.â .... The ninth man was taken to top-security Paddington Green police station, where the other suspects are detained. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #12 I was going to post something on the order of "Bluebottle waits for applause... not a sausinge...", but it's too late, all the Brits are in bed, and there's probably no one else who can catch the reference. |
| Posted by: Old Grouch 2004-04-02 10:03:31 PM |
| #11 OP, it wouldn't have taken three days if you'd been on combat rations... |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-04-02 4:31:16 PM |
| #10 OP: Well, yeah! MRE's are great anytime! ;) "Anybody want to trade peanut butter for my cheese spread?" |
| Posted by: BH 2004-04-02 2:52:01 PM |
| #9 There's also a question as to which one is more lethal... I spent two weeks at a British RAF base north of Norwich during a NATO exercise. We had to eat in the RAF NCO mess. After the third day, we had some MREs flown in - no joke... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-04-02 2:16:56 PM |
| #8 not a myth - microwave one... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-02 1:32:33 PM |
| #7 Thanks, Howard. I've wondered about that for some time. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-04-02 1:26:40 PM |
| #6 Mythically speaking, sausages unpierced prior to cooking are liable to explode, hence the bang. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-04-02 12:09:51 PM |
| #5 phil_b: Okay, I get the firecracker - they go "bang!" But how do you get to banger from sausage? |
| Posted by: BH 2004-04-02 11:09:54 AM |
| #4 BTW a 'banger' is a brit term for a firecracker (as well as a sausage). |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-04-02 7:01:35 AM |
| #3 ...he shares with his wife, parents and younger brother. The younger brother is suspicious to say the least. Where did I read that when a house is raided if there are two male adults present arrest one of them. Thats a good policy. |
| Posted by: Chiner 2004-04-02 3:56:14 AM |
| #2 âHeâs got nothing to do with it â he couldnât let off a banger.â Proof positive, then. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-04-02 3:26:26 AM |
| #1 I'm sure he's kind to old ladies and always stops to feed the baby ducks too... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-02 2:09:07 AM |