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| Two arrested over Glasgow attack | Two arrested over Glasgow attack |
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| Two more men have been detained under the Terrorism Act following investigations into Saturday's attack on Glasgow Airport, police have said. | Two more men have been detained under the Terrorism Act following investigations into Saturday's attack on Glasgow Airport, police have said. |
| The men, aged 28 and 25, who are not believed to be of Scottish origin, were detained as a result of intensive police operations in the Paisley area. | The men, aged 28 and 25, who are not believed to be of Scottish origin, were detained as a result of intensive police operations in the Paisley area. |
| Five people had earlier been arrested in connection with the Glasgow attack and the attempted bombings in London. | Five people had earlier been arrested in connection with the Glasgow attack and the attempted bombings in London. |
| They were detained in Glasgow, Liverpool and Cheshire. | They were detained in Glasgow, Liverpool and Cheshire. |
| They include the two men who were detained at Glasgow Airport on Saturday after the attempted attack. | They include the two men who were detained at Glasgow Airport on Saturday after the attempted attack. |
| One had severe burns and remains in a critical condition, and under armed police guard, at the Royal Alexandra. | One had severe burns and remains in a critical condition, and under armed police guard, at the Royal Alexandra. |
| 'Worked as doctor' | 'Worked as doctor' |
| The BBC has learned those arrested are believed to be of Middle Eastern nationalities. | The BBC has learned those arrested are believed to be of Middle Eastern nationalities. |
| One of the men suspected of the attack on Glasgow Airport worked as a doctor in Paisley, BBC Scotland understands. | One of the men suspected of the attack on Glasgow Airport worked as a doctor in Paisley, BBC Scotland understands. |
| It is believed the man was employed as a locum doctor at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, just two miles from the airport building. | It is believed the man was employed as a locum doctor at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, just two miles from the airport building. |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board said they could not comment because of the ongoing police inquiry. | Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board said they could not comment because of the ongoing police inquiry. |
| Police have revealed that at least one of the five people arrested over the weekend was a qualified medical doctor. | Police have revealed that at least one of the five people arrested over the weekend was a qualified medical doctor. |
| A controlled explosion was carried out on a car parked at the Royal Alexandra Hospital over the weekend. Police have been searching houses in the Renfrewshire village of Houston, near Glasgow Airport. | A controlled explosion was carried out on a car parked at the Royal Alexandra Hospital over the weekend. Police have been searching houses in the Renfrewshire village of Houston, near Glasgow Airport. |
| Further attack | Further attack |
| None of the suspects involved in the Glasgow attack and the foiled London car bombings is British in origin. | None of the suspects involved in the Glasgow attack and the foiled London car bombings is British in origin. |
| The terror alert level was raised to critical - its highest level - after a Jeep Cherokee, loaded with gas cylinders, crashed into the doors of Glasgow Airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon. | The terror alert level was raised to critical - its highest level - after a Jeep Cherokee, loaded with gas cylinders, crashed into the doors of Glasgow Airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon. |
| Detectives are trying to trace the movements of the green Jeep Cherokee - registration L808 RDT - which crashed into the airport. | Detectives are trying to trace the movements of the green Jeep Cherokee - registration L808 RDT - which crashed into the airport. |
| The attempted attack at the airport came a day after two Mercedes containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were found outside a nightclub in London's Haymarket and in a nearby street. The devices failed to detonate. | The attempted attack at the airport came a day after two Mercedes containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were found outside a nightclub in London's Haymarket and in a nearby street. The devices failed to detonate. |
| Police are linking the failed bombings and the UK remains on high alert amid fears of a possible further attack. | Police are linking the failed bombings and the UK remains on high alert amid fears of a possible further attack. |
| It has emerged that detectives tried to contact a letting agency, believed to have rented out a house to one of the suspects, 10 minutes before the attack at Glasgow airport. | It has emerged that detectives tried to contact a letting agency, believed to have rented out a house to one of the suspects, 10 minutes before the attack at Glasgow airport. |
| Police hold the badly-burned suspect on the ground | Police hold the badly-burned suspect on the ground |
| Daniel Gardiner, director of the Paisley-based Let-It agency, said officers had traced his company after tracking phone records linked to the foiled London car bomb attacks. | |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw suggested the need to track the vehicle's movements could mean the police were still not sure where the car bomb's components were picked up and assembled and who else was involved. | BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw suggested the need to track the vehicle's movements could mean the police were still not sure where the car bomb's components were picked up and assembled and who else was involved. |
| The UK's top counter-terrorism officer, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, of the Metropolitan Police, said the links between the three attempted car bombings were becoming "ever clearer". | The UK's top counter-terrorism officer, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, of the Metropolitan Police, said the links between the three attempted car bombings were becoming "ever clearer". |
| He described the investigation into the failed bombings as "extremely fast-moving", with forensic searches of vehicles proving "extremely valuable" and thousands of hours of CCTV being sifted through. | He described the investigation into the failed bombings as "extremely fast-moving", with forensic searches of vehicles proving "extremely valuable" and thousands of hours of CCTV being sifted through. |
| ABC News in America has reported that US law enforcement officials received warnings two weeks ago of terror attacks in Glasgow and Prague, the Czech Republic, against "airport infrastructure and aircraft". | |
| Brian Ross, head of ABC News' Investigative Unit, claimed the warnings apparently never reached officials in Scotland, who said this weekend they had received "no advance intelligence" that Glasgow might be a target. | |
| Mr Ross said he had been told by American officials that the intelligence reports led to the assignment of Federal Air Marshals to flights into and out of both Glasgow and Prague. | |
| Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorism hotline number on 0800789321. | Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorism hotline number on 0800789321. |