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| British police find suspicious suitcase w/ IED parts |
| 2006-08-17 |
| Police searching woods for clues in an alleged plot to bomb trans-Atlantic passenger jets have found a suitcase containing components for an improvised explosive device, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Thursday. The BBC quoted an anonymous police source as saying a suitcase holding "everything you would need to make an improvised device" had been uncovered in a stretch of woodland in High Wycombe, 30 miles northwest of London. The wood is near the home of one of two dozen suspects arrested Aug. 10 in connection with the foiled bomb plot. The Metropolitan Police refused to comment on the BBC report, saying it could not discuss anything found during the searches, which reportedly have uncovered several firearms and other items of interest. Police said Thursday they were searching 14 homes and businesses and had searched 49 locations since the Aug. 10 raids in London, High Wycombe and Birmingham, central England. On Wednesday, a judge gave police several more days to question 23 people arrested on suspicion of involvement in the plot. The judge said 21 of the suspects could be detained until at least Aug. 23, and two others until at least Aug. 21, before any new request is made to a judge. Under British anti-terrorism laws, detectives can make further requests to detain suspects for up to 28 days before they must be charged or released. Service returned almost to normal at British airports Thursday, a week after they were thrown into chaos by the terrorist alert. In Wales, police said they had not ruled out a link between the arrest Friday of a 47-year-old man and 44-year-old woman on suspicion of terrorism at Holyhead Port — terminus for ferries to Ireland — and the alleged jetliner plot. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #1 Sheesh, tourists |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-17 23:13 |