Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hot on Facebook
Uproar After NC State Agent 'Fixes' Girl's Lunch Preschooler has to eat chicken nuggets instead of mom's meal »

Brit Police Raid Al-Qaeda Cells

Doctor among arrested as cops hunt for others

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2007 4:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – British police raided homes and sealed roads in a nationwide hunt for al-Qaeda terrorists linked to botched car bomb attacks aimed at key London landmarks and the Glasgow Airport, the Guardian reports.  Four men and one woman, including a physician, are  in custody, but detectives continue to search for others, including one suspect in London.

The London bombs were reportedly aimed at iconic targets— the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus and Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square. "The investigation into these events is extremely fast moving," said a Scotland Yard courter-terrorism expert. Detectives have made use of extensive DNA evidence and footage from closed circuit television.

Members of the forensic team look at the  back of the burnt out Cherokee Jeep with  the three gas canisters the vehicle carrying stand on the ground  at Glasgow International Airport Glasgow Scotland Sunday July 1, 2007 . The vehicle  rammed and burst into flames in a terror attack Saturday  that...
Members of the forensic team look at the back of the burnt out Cherokee Jeep with the three gas canisters the vehicle carrying stand on the ground at Glasgow International Airport Glasgow Scotland...   (Associated Press)
Forensic officers at the scene of Saturday's dramatic attack on the terminal building at Glasgow Airport Glasgow Scotland, Sunday July 1, 2007.  Police arrested two men - one on fire - after a Jeep Cherokee was driven into the main doors of the airport before bursting into flames Saturday in...
Forensic officers at the scene of Saturday's dramatic attack on the terminal building at Glasgow Airport Glasgow Scotland, Sunday July 1, 2007. Police arrested two men - one on fire - after a Jeep Cherokee...   (Associated Press)
Forensic officers remove the evidence bags from the scene at Glasgow International Airport   Sunday, July 1, 2007 where a Jeep Cherokee rammed and burst into flames in a terror attack that police linked to a foiled car bomb plot in central London the previous day. Two people were arrested -...
Forensic officers remove the evidence bags from the scene at Glasgow International Airport Sunday, July 1, 2007 where a Jeep Cherokee rammed and burst into flames in a terror attack that police linked...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

More Newser Stories

Aussie Police Blame Scotland Yard for False Terror Arrest

UK Bomb Plot Doctors Tried to Come to US

UK Tightens Screening of Foreign Docs

Bomb Plots Hatched in Brit Hospitals

Same 2 Men Suspected in Airport, Car Bombings


NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne