Gauthier
01-02-2007, 23:05
Since I haven't seen any posts on this yet...
Muslim soldier 'kidnap plot' foiled (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6383873,00.html)
Press Association
Wednesday January 31, 2007 5:18 PM
Nine men are being held over an alleged terrorist plot to carry out an Iraqi-style kidnapping of a British Muslim soldier.
Eight were arrested in a series of dawn raids in Birmingham, with the ninth arrested later on a motorway in the city.
Security sources said the alleged plot was to abduct a serving Muslim soldier, who would have been filmed, possibly tortured and ultimately executed. It could have mirrored the kidnappings of the British hostages Ken Bigley and Margaret Hassan by Iraqi insurgents.
Sources said a target for the alleged plot had already been identified - a young Muslim soldier in the British army who had served in Afghanistan.
The operation to thwart the alleged plot was led by the new Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, and was only set up a few months ago. Assistant Chief Constable David Shaw, from West Midlands Police, described it as a "very, very major investigation" which would take "days if not weeks". "The threat from terrorism remains very real," he said.
At a news conference, Mr Shaw declined to give any details about the alleged plot, but said the 4am raids marked the "culmination of many months of activity". "I can only stress that we are right at the foothills of what is a very, very major investigation for us," he said.
Sources confirmed that a surveillance operation by anti-terror officers had been ongoing for six months.
The earlier arrests were made at eight houses in the Sparkhill, Washwood Heath, Kingstanding and Edgbaston areas of Birmingham. They were being searched by specialist forensic officers in black suits tonight. Four commercial premises have also been secured and sealed off.
Some of the nine suspects are thought to be at a high security police station in Coventry. Under new anti-terrorism laws, police can hold them without charge for up to 28 days.
They were arrested on suspicion of the "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism" under the Terrorism Act 2000.
© Copyright Press Association Ltd 2007, All Rights Reserved.
Now how do people like Ny Nordland, Deep Kimchi Online and New Mitanni going to explain this? If the 3b1l |\/|0zl3|\/|z are supposed to be a hivemind, why would they target one of their own for a terror campaign instead of letting the "infiltrator" continue his work?
Muslim soldier 'kidnap plot' foiled (http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6383873,00.html)
Press Association
Wednesday January 31, 2007 5:18 PM
Nine men are being held over an alleged terrorist plot to carry out an Iraqi-style kidnapping of a British Muslim soldier.
Eight were arrested in a series of dawn raids in Birmingham, with the ninth arrested later on a motorway in the city.
Security sources said the alleged plot was to abduct a serving Muslim soldier, who would have been filmed, possibly tortured and ultimately executed. It could have mirrored the kidnappings of the British hostages Ken Bigley and Margaret Hassan by Iraqi insurgents.
Sources said a target for the alleged plot had already been identified - a young Muslim soldier in the British army who had served in Afghanistan.
The operation to thwart the alleged plot was led by the new Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, and was only set up a few months ago. Assistant Chief Constable David Shaw, from West Midlands Police, described it as a "very, very major investigation" which would take "days if not weeks". "The threat from terrorism remains very real," he said.
At a news conference, Mr Shaw declined to give any details about the alleged plot, but said the 4am raids marked the "culmination of many months of activity". "I can only stress that we are right at the foothills of what is a very, very major investigation for us," he said.
Sources confirmed that a surveillance operation by anti-terror officers had been ongoing for six months.
The earlier arrests were made at eight houses in the Sparkhill, Washwood Heath, Kingstanding and Edgbaston areas of Birmingham. They were being searched by specialist forensic officers in black suits tonight. Four commercial premises have also been secured and sealed off.
Some of the nine suspects are thought to be at a high security police station in Coventry. Under new anti-terrorism laws, police can hold them without charge for up to 28 days.
They were arrested on suspicion of the "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism" under the Terrorism Act 2000.
© Copyright Press Association Ltd 2007, All Rights Reserved.
Now how do people like Ny Nordland, Deep Kimchi Online and New Mitanni going to explain this? If the 3b1l |\/|0zl3|\/|z are supposed to be a hivemind, why would they target one of their own for a terror campaign instead of letting the "infiltrator" continue his work?