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Britain
UK police in big manhunt
2005-07-23
British police are engaged in one of their biggest manhunts on Saturday, scouring London's streets and houses for four suspects who botched their attempts to bomb the city's transport network. Police released images of the suspects hours after plain-clothes officers shot and killed a man in front of shocked passengers on an underground train following a chase. Armed officers later swooped on an apartment block in south London, arresting a man in connection with Thursday's failed attacks while rooftop snipers covered them. It was one of a series of raids across London by hundreds of police, some armed with assault rifles and machine guns.

In the closed-circuit TV images of the suspects, the first man appears in a "New York" sweatshirt and a second man is shown in a white cap and a T-shirt with palm trees. Two others are in dark clothes, slightly obscured by a poor camera angle. The photographs splashed on the front pages of newspapers on Saturday put faces to the suspects as police appealed for help in finding them. It was unclear whether either the man police killed or the man they arrested was among the four suspects, who allegedly fled three subway stations and a double-decker bus on Thursday. Police also investigated an apparent attempt to set fire to the home of Jermaine Lindsay, one of the suspected bombers.
Posted by:Fred

#4  There ya go, Jackal. I wonder if they can subsitite rats for foxes. Ya know, big assed warf rats. Only trouble, it is kinda embaraskin getting all dressed up in formal riding attire to go hunt rats on horses instead of foxes.

Seriously, you can't treat cancer with hot tea and a biscuit. The Brits have some serious house cleaning to do. We better take warning from their travails now, or we will be in the same situation.

When the people lead, the leaders will follow.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-07-23 14:28  

#3  Well, now it will be rat hunting.
Posted by: Jackal   2005-07-23 09:40  

#2  That picture is scary ironic...seeing as how good Sir Tony and his Labour mates have banned fox-hunting.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-07-23 04:33  

#1  Even when they catch the four 7/21 bombers, the police should not reveal it. This will provide time to assess who among their relatives, friends, and acquaintances refuses to help us. Once we've got a bad guy, he can sing -- and the people who know them will have a lot of explaining to do if they choose to remain silent.

Then arrest those, try them, and execute them.

The failed bombings are a great stroke of luck.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2005-07-23 03:35  

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