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March 30, 2004
Terror Arrests in UK; Terror Averted in Phillipines

From Fox:

Police arrested eight men Tuesday and seized half a ton of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer that can be used to make bombs, in anti-terror raids in and near London, the capital's Metropolitan Police force said.

All the suspects were British and were arrested as part of an operation targeting alleged international terrorist activity, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke said.

He added that the operation was not connected to the Madrid train bombs earlier this month or Irish republican terrorism.

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Meanwhile, in the Philippines, police arrested four Abu Sayyaf members who were in possession of TNT.

The explosives were to have been used to bomb trains and shopping malls in Manila, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo told a news conference.

"We have prevented a Madrid-level attack in the metropolis," she said. blockquote>

Posted by Michele at March 30, 2004 06:38 AM | TrackBack
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