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| Police arrest 12 people 'plotting Christmas terror attack' |
| 2010-12-20 |
| Twelve people suspected of plotting a terror attack have been arrested after police carried out raids overnight. And Merry Christmas to you, too, you vicious bastards... The suspects were picked up in South Wales, the Midlands and London. It is understood that the plans for the alleged attacks were at an advanced stage. Five of the suspects are from Cardiff, four from Stoke and three from London. They age from 17 to 28 and were picked up by unarmed officers at around 5am today. Assistant Commissioner John Yates, national lead for counter terrorism policing, says: 'This is a large scale, pre-planned and intelligence led operation involving several forces. 'The operation is in its early stages so we are unable to go into detail at this time about the suspected offences. 'However, I believe it was necessary at this time to take action in order to ensure public safety. All of the suspects are men. Most were picked up in or near the homes. Police are still searching the premises this morning. The suspects will be held at police stations in London, the North West and the West Midlands. Police said the raids were 'large-scale, pre-planned and intelligence-led.' |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 mix the Sunnis and Shias. Religion of Peas would have a mole-man civil war |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-12-20 20:39 |
| #8 "When the prison population gets too big, send down a few alligators." It wouldn't get too big, Chemist. They'd kill each other over who was the most "pious." Not that there's anything wrong with that.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-12-20 18:39 |
| #7 Anonymoose, we have some deep underground mines in Canada which are no longer is use. They would make excellent long-term accomidations for terrorists. No need for many prison guards. Just keep a few above ground to control the elevator. When the prison population gets too big, send down a few alligators. |
| Posted by: Chemist 2010-12-20 17:21 |
| #6 "Maybe someone could inform the idiots at the TSA of this little tidbit. Perhaps they might find a way to make some use of it." They would, gorb. They'd decree that no Pakistani or Bangladeshi could be searched or scanned. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-12-20 14:00 |
| #5 Recent CNN reports imply that all were of Pak or Bangladesh descent and some were recent immigrants. Maybe someone could inform the idiots at the TSA of this little tidbit. Perhaps they might find a way to make some use of it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-20 12:48 |
| #4 I gather that Scotland used to have a large prison hewn from live rock. It had running water before it was fashionable, percolating through the rock, and for sewers, a deep, if narrow hole, that went down. Prisoners were served a ration of a bowl of oatmeal a day. It could get somewhat chilly in winter. Pity that they no longer have such accommodations. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-12-20 12:09 |
| #3 Recent CNN reports imply that all were of Pak or Bangladesh descent and some were recent immigrants. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2010-12-20 10:20 |
| #2 Al-Qaida is planning Christmas attacks in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. government sprang into action and told al-Qaeda, “Hey, you cannot call them Christmas attacks, you have to call them holiday attacks.” http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/jay-leno-al-qaeda-and-the-war-against-christmas/ |
| Posted by: Chaising the Really Smart3203 2010-12-20 09:11 |
| #1 British born pakis strike again! |
| Posted by: Paul 2010-12-20 08:21 |