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UK Charges 9 After Terror Raids

Young men nabbed in 'significant' plot; 3 released

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 27, 2010 5:51 AM CST

(Newser) – Following terror raids last week across several British cities, nine men have been charged with conspiring to cause explosions and preparing for terrorism, the BBC reports. Three others were let go without charges. The men, whose ages span from 19 to 28, are from Cardiff, East London, and Stoke-on-Trent. They were said to have been involved in a “significant” plot. Click for more on the bust, and the men's target.

A view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters building of the Metropolitan Police, with its sign in London, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.
A view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters building of the Metropolitan Police, with its sign in London, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.   (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)
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