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| Police charge nine over UK terrorism plot |
| 2010-12-27 |
| British police have charged nine men with plotting one or more bomb attacks. The men were among 12 suspects arrested in pre-dawn raids last week. The alleged plot was said to involve attacks on shops, banks and government targets in central London. On December 20 police arrested a dozen suspects in England and Wales, aged between 17 and 28, detaining them "on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the UK". |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 "Defendants were seen studying . . . the Church of Scientology." That would be |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-12-27 21:07 |
| #1 Update Christmas bomb plot: nine men remanded over plan to 'blow up Big Ben and Westminster Abbey' They are alleged to have carried out reconnaissance missions before deciding on their possible targets. Police were said to have found a list of six sites, including the full postal address of the Stock Exchange, Boris JohnsonÂ’s London mayoral office and the US embassy. Defendants were seen studying the tower of Big Ben, before inspecting Westminster Abbey, the London Eye and the Church of Scientology. Al-Qaeda inspired books and leaflets, including instructions on making a pipe bomb, were also uncovered during the counter-terrorism operation. Details of the alleged plot were outlined at City of Westminster magistratesÂ’ court. |
| Posted by: tipper 2010-12-27 20:05 |