Posted on 08/14/2006 6:30:39 PM PDT by FairOpinion
MI5 and the police are investigating "dozens and dozens" of possible al-Qa'ida-inspired plots to cause mass murder in Britain, counter-terrorism sources have disclosed.
The alleged plot to destroy up to 10 transatlantic airliners, which police say they foiled last week, was believed to be just one of about 12 similar terrorist plans that are currently being investigated.
Earlier, Mr Reid said that "at least four" plots had been thwarted since last year's July 7 attacks in London. He also said that a suspected al-Qa'ida operation in Birmingham had been foiled six years ago.
But police and intelligence chiefs stressed that this plot was only one of many they were investigating. A senior counter-terrorism source said: " Six weeks ago, this [the alleged aircraft bombing scheme] was one of a dozen plots that were being investigated. It was not our main priority. Things began to change and the inquiry was accelerated so that it became a priority. But it is by no means unique. There are dozens and dozens of plots like this one, in terms of people planning to commit mass murder in the UK. This is just the tip of the iceberg people have got to start realising how serious the current situation has become."
MI5 is currently investigating about 1,200 suspects in Britain considered to be actively engaged in terrorist-related activities.
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And the Dems tell us there is no threat.
salman rushdi, i think the spelling is right & the unarming of the british "subjects" led this attack on the u.k. tony blair is an idiot on our coatails...
JFF, google on "Democrat Party ACCESS Arab vote" and you will find that post 9/11 the Arab vote has swung decidedly Democrat. IMO, the Dems have sold out US for votes and money and have been told to make the Iraq war go away and make this "War on Terror" disappear.
Google ABSCAM, John Murtha, and unindicted co-conspirator. Just last week Congress gave the Saudis a pass on a direct threat of war against the US. Nothing new under the sun.
new alQaida logo...
They can start correcting things with the next election. Didn't work that well last time, though.
Time to disenfect the beehives is it????
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