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| Australian arrest in terror probe | Australian arrest in terror probe |
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| Police investigating failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and London have seized a man at Brisbane airport. | Police investigating failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and London have seized a man at Brisbane airport. |
| The Australian arrest brings the number of people held to eight. | The Australian arrest brings the number of people held to eight. |
| Australian PM John Howard said the 27-year-old man was a doctor - like two others arrested - who was trying to fly to India on a one-way ticket. | Australian PM John Howard said the 27-year-old man was a doctor - like two others arrested - who was trying to fly to India on a one-way ticket. |
| Meanwhile, three controlled explosions have taken place on a car linked to the Glasgow airport attack, outside a mosque in the south of the city. | Meanwhile, three controlled explosions have taken place on a car linked to the Glasgow airport attack, outside a mosque in the south of the city. |
| Supt Stuart Daniel, of Strathclyde Police, said that while there had been "absolutely no specific information" that the car was a threat, the explosions were carried out as a precaution. | Supt Stuart Daniel, of Strathclyde Police, said that while there had been "absolutely no specific information" that the car was a threat, the explosions were carried out as a precaution. |
| London transfer | London transfer |
| Mr Howard said Australian police had been acting on information from the UK authorities. | Mr Howard said Australian police had been acting on information from the UK authorities. |
| The detained man was an Indian national who was arrested while trying to return to India with a one-way ticket, he added. | The detained man was an Indian national who was arrested while trying to return to India with a one-way ticket, he added. |
| Attorney General Philip Ruddock said police had executed search warrants at the Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, eastern Queensland - where the man worked as a registrar - as well as at a number of locations across the state. | Attorney General Philip Ruddock said police had executed search warrants at the Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, eastern Queensland - where the man worked as a registrar - as well as at a number of locations across the state. |
| Unity 'will will defeat terror' Police response to attacks | Unity 'will will defeat terror' Police response to attacks |
| Queensland Premier Peter Beattie said the man had been working at the hospital since September and had been based in Liverpool when he answered an advert in the British Medical Journal in March 2006. | Queensland Premier Peter Beattie said the man had been working at the hospital since September and had been based in Liverpool when he answered an advert in the British Medical Journal in March 2006. |
| Staff at the hospital regarded the man as "a model citizen with excellent references," he added. | Staff at the hospital regarded the man as "a model citizen with excellent references," he added. |
| Mr Beattie said a second doctor, also recruited from Liverpool, was being interviewed by Australian police. | Mr Beattie said a second doctor, also recruited from Liverpool, was being interviewed by Australian police. |
| The Metropolitan Police are in charge of the investigation into the bombings. | The Metropolitan Police are in charge of the investigation into the bombings. |
| M6 arrest | M6 arrest |
| Meanwhile, it is understood a suspect held in Scotland will be transferred to the UK capital. | Meanwhile, it is understood a suspect held in Scotland will be transferred to the UK capital. |
| ARRESTS TIMELINE 30 June Two men arrested at Glasgow airport after burning car driven into doors of main terminal30 June A 26-year-old-man, Dr Mohammed Asha, and a 27-year-old woman arrested on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire1 July A 26-year-old man arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station1 July A 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man arrested in Paisley2 July A 27-year-old male doctor is arrested in Australia Timeline: Failed bomb attacks | |
| Iraqi Bilal Abdullah will be taken to Paddington Green police station where another doctor is also being quizzed. | Iraqi Bilal Abdullah will be taken to Paddington Green police station where another doctor is also being quizzed. |
| Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, who was brought up in Jordan and 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 along with a 27-year-old woman thought to be his wife. | Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, who was brought up in Jordan and 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 along with a 27-year-old woman thought to be his wife. |
| Strathclyde Police said two men aged 28 and 25 were arrested on Sunday at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. | Strathclyde Police said two men aged 28 and 25 were arrested on Sunday at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. |
| The other man detained at Glasgow airport with Dr Abdullah had severe burns and remains in a critical condition, and under armed police guard, at the Royal Alexandra. | The other man detained at Glasgow airport with Dr Abdullah had severe burns and remains in a critical condition, and under armed police guard, at the Royal Alexandra. |
| The hospital is where Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum. | The hospital is where Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum. |
| Police have been carrying out searches of premises and vehicles within the grounds of the hospital and controlled explosions have taken place. | Police have been carrying out searches of premises and vehicles within the grounds of the hospital and controlled explosions have taken place. |
| But Chief Superintendent Johnny Gwynne reassured local people there has been no indication of a threat to the hospital - which remains open - and said the actions taken were "purely precautionary". | But Chief Superintendent Johnny Gwynne reassured local people there has been no indication of a threat to the hospital - which remains open - and said the actions taken were "purely precautionary". |
| The fifth person detained, a 26-year-old man, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday. | The fifth person detained, a 26-year-old man, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday. |
| Warrants have been issued which allow police to further detain the three people arrested in England until Saturday. | Warrants have been issued which allow police to further detain the three people arrested in England until Saturday. |
| Security raised | Security raised |
| Dr Asha was described by family and university colleagues in Jordan as a "brilliant" physician who had not been involved with extremist organisations. | Dr Asha was described by family and university colleagues in Jordan as a "brilliant" physician who had not been involved with extremist organisations. |
| According to his father Jamil, he obtained a medical degree in Jordan in 2004 and came to the UK in the same year to gain a specialisation in neurology. | According to his father Jamil, he obtained a medical degree in Jordan in 2004 and came to the UK in the same year to gain a specialisation in neurology. |
| A forensic team was at the scene of the Glasgow Airport attackEnlarge Image | A forensic team was at the scene of the Glasgow Airport attackEnlarge Image |
| Dr Abdullah is said to have qualified in Baghdad in 2004 and first registered as a doctor in the UK in 2006. | Dr Abdullah is said to have qualified in Baghdad in 2004 and first registered as a doctor in the UK in 2006. |
| Detectives are linking the failed bombings, and the UK's terror alert system has been raised to its highest level - critical. | Detectives are linking the failed bombings, and the UK's terror alert system has been raised to its highest level - critical. |
| Security has been stepped up with extra police patrols and vehicle searches taking place at airports and transport hubs. | Security has been stepped up with extra police patrols and vehicle searches taking place at airports and transport hubs. |
| In a Commons statement, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the country would not be "intimidated" by "those who wish to destroy our way of life and our freedoms". | In a Commons statement, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the country would not be "intimidated" by "those who wish to destroy our way of life and our freedoms". |
| She said 19 locations have been searched by police investigating the attacks. | She said 19 locations have been searched by police investigating the attacks. |
| These include properties in Houston, near Glasgow; Merseyside and Staffordshire. | These include properties in Houston, near Glasgow; Merseyside and Staffordshire. |
| Detectives are trying to trace the movements of the green Jeep Cherokee - registration L808 RDT - loaded with gas cylinders, which 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 - loaded with gas cylinders, which crashed into the doors of Glasgow airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon. |
| The attempted attack 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 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. |
| 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. |
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