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Brit Police Raid Al-Qaeda Cells

Doctor among arrested as cops hunt for others

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(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)
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