U.K. police detain 14 in anti-terror raids

[Terre]

U.K. police detain 14 in anti-terror raids
London arrests not connected to aircraft bomb plot; searches underway

LONDON - Fourteen men were arrested in anti-terrorism raids in south and east London, police in the British capital said on Saturday.

"Officers from the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch have arrested 14 men under the Terrorism Act ... in a pre-planned intelligence-led operation," a London police spokesman said.

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The spokesman said the 14 arrests were not linked to earlier arrests of more than 20 people in connection with an alleged plot by a group of British Muslims to blow up U.S.-bound airliners using liquid explosives.

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[krispos42]

1. You mean Bush didn't rush the Brits for some good PR?

Let me guess... a plot to turn bra unwires into slashing weapons? :sarcasm:

Well, it happened on a holiday weekend, so the impact will probably not be as bad as the last "attack" was.

[jaysunb]

2. More BS.....

They keep trying to emphasize how essential wire tapping has been to " catching " these plots.

I CALL BULLSHIT !

[Purveyor]

3. Wow...the Muslims must be living what the jews

endured in the late '30's, eh?

Anyone thinks 'god' cares?

[mogster]

4. They raided a restaurant

"Twelve suspects were arrested at a Chinese restaurant in south London that caters to Muslims, the British Broadcasting Corp. said."
From same article.

Maybe they ordered Szechuan food? God knows that's often hot enough to make you into a walking bomb.


Szechuan Hot-Fried Crispy Shredded Beef
Materials:
4 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
100 g (4 oz) cornflour
450 g (1 lb) topside of beef, cut into matchstick strips
600 ml(1 pint) vegetable oil
3 medium carrots, scraped and cut into matchstick strips
2 spring onions, cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) sections
2 chilis, shredded
3 garlic cloves, crushed
6 teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons wine vinegar

It's the War on Food, people :-o

[CJCRANE]

5. New police MO - speech and arrests.

"Peter Clarke, head of Metropolitan Police anti-terror efforts, said police and intelligence agents were now attempting to track thousands of people believed to be directly or indirectly involved in terrorism, according to comments made public Friday".

"About 40 officers raided the restaurant shortly after 10 p.m. Friday..."

Seems to be the new MO, big speech about terrorism, co-ordinated with mass arrests.

[intaglio]

6. Looks like a fishing operation

1 or 2 people may have some link to terrorist associated groups. A couple more may have been doing some talking. The rest? Guilt by association.

I suspect that this case may be as weak as the "bottle bombers" earlier