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Detectives investigating the failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and in London have arrested two more men, Strathclyde Police have said.Detectives investigating the failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and in London have arrested two more men, Strathclyde Police have said.
The arrests of the men, aged 25 and 28, take the number of people held over the attempted bombings to seven.The arrests of the men, aged 25 and 28, take the number of people held over the attempted bombings to seven.
Houses are being searched in Houston, near Paisley, Merseyside, and in Staffordshire, where one of two doctors arrested in the inquiry lived.Houses are being searched in Houston, near Paisley, Merseyside, and in Staffordshire, where one of two doctors arrested in the inquiry lived.
Police are linking the failed bombings and the UK remains on high alert.Police are linking the failed bombings and the UK remains on high alert.
Police said the arrests of the two men, who are not believed to be of Scottish origin, were as a result of "intensive police operations in the Paisley area last night".Police said the arrests of the two men, who are not believed to be of Scottish origin, were as a result of "intensive police operations in the Paisley area last night".
Assistant Chief Constable John Malcolm, of Strathclyde Police said: "This continues to be a fast-moving investigation and I am grateful to the public for their perseverance and support during these difficult times.Assistant Chief Constable John Malcolm, of Strathclyde Police said: "This continues to be a fast-moving investigation and I am grateful to the public for their perseverance and support during these difficult times.
He added: "I would continue to urge people to be vigilant."He added: "I would continue to urge people to be vigilant."
On Monday, Staffordshire Police closed off Priam Close, in Bradwell, not far from Chesterton, where one of the people being held, Dr Mohammed Asha, lived. Severe burns
Dr Asha, who worked as a junior doctor at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, was arrested on the M6 in Cheshire on Saturday night. On Monday, Staffordshire Police closed off Priam Close, in Bradwell, two miles from Chesterton, where one of the people being held, Dr Mohammed Asha, lived.
Dr Asha, 26, who worked as a junior doctor at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, and a 27-year-old woman believed to be his wife, were arrested on the M6 in Cheshire on Saturday night.
The pair are being questioned at Paddington Green police station in London.
Another 26-year-old man was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday and remains in custody at a Merseyside police station.
A man arrested by police at Glasgow airport suffered severe burns
Two men 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 Royal Alexandra Hospital, in Paisley.
The BBC has learned that the first five people arrested are believed to be of Middle Eastern nationalities.
Extra delaysExtra delays
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 in Paisley 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 attempted attack in Paisley 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 devices failed to detonate.
Commuters and air travellers were being warned to expect extra delays to journeys on Monday, with extra police patrols and vehicle searches taking place at airports and transport hubs. In other developments:
  • Commuters and air travellers were being warned to expect extra delays to journeys on Monday, with extra police patrols and vehicle searches taking place at airports and transport hubs
  • The Prime Minister will hold meetings with Des Browne, Scottish Secretary, and Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly and MPs affected by the attack on Glasgow airport
  • Gordon Brown's official spokesman dismissed suggestions that the attacks were linked to either Mr Brown taking over as Prime Minister or his Scottish origins, saying: "These attacks could have happened any time, anywhere in the country"
  • Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, said life was already getting back to normal in Scotland
  • The United States has increased security at airports, with extra US air marshals on flights to Britain
    • Progress
    Home Secretary Jacqui Smith defended the decision not to raise the terror alert level to critical earlier in the light of suggestions that the new Brown administration could be a target.
    She told the BBC that decisions on the level of alert were taken by an independent committee, which properly raised the level to critical after attempted bombings.
    She said the government had put sufficient focus on counter-terrorism and was looking at ways of "tackling the ideology that recruits people to terrorism" and at further legislation.
    Ms Smith, who will make a statement to MPs in the Commons on Monday afternoon, also said she was encouraged by the progress of the police investigation into the attacks.
    Earlier, Ms Smith had declined to comment on reports that US Intelligence had recently warned the UK that Glasgow could be a target.
    And it has emerged that detectives tried to contact a letting agency, believed to have rented out a house to one of the suspects, two hours before the attack at Glasgow airport.
    Daniel Gardiner, director of the Paisley-based Let-It agency, said officers had traced his company after tracking phone records obtained in London.
    Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorism hotline number on 0800789321.