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| Australia detains terror suspect | Australia detains terror suspect |
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| Police investigating failed car bombings in Glasgow and London have detained a man at Brisbane airport. | Police investigating failed car bombings in Glasgow and London have detained a man at Brisbane airport. |
| Australian media reports have identified the man as Dr Mohammed Haneef, aged 27, who was detained while trying to board a plane to India. | Australian media reports have identified the man as Dr Mohammed Haneef, aged 27, who was detained while trying to board a plane to India. |
| It brings the number of people being held to eight. In addition, Australian police are interviewing a second medic. | It brings the number of people being held to eight. In addition, Australian police are interviewing a second medic. |
| Controlled explosions have been carried out on a car at a Glasgow mosque and at a station in Hammersmith, west London. | Controlled explosions have been carried out on a car at a Glasgow mosque and at a station in Hammersmith, west London. |
| 'Precautionary' explosions | 'Precautionary' explosions |
| British Transport Police said explosives experts performed a controlled explosion on three fire extinguishers left on a pavement outside Hammersmith Tube station, which serves the District and Piccadilly lines. | British Transport Police said explosives experts performed a controlled explosion on three fire extinguishers left on a pavement outside Hammersmith Tube station, which serves the District and Piccadilly lines. |
| Three explosions were also carried out on the car in Glasgow - Supt Stuart Daniel, of Strathclyde Police, said there had been "absolutely no specific information" the car was a threat and that the explosions were carried out as a precaution. | Three explosions were also carried out on the car in Glasgow - Supt Stuart Daniel, of Strathclyde Police, said there had been "absolutely no specific information" the car was a threat and that the explosions were carried out as a precaution. |
| Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Australian police had been acting on information from the UK authorities. | Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Australian police had been acting on information from the UK authorities. |
| Unity 'will will defeat terror' Police response to attacks | Unity 'will will defeat terror' Police response to attacks |
| The man detained at Brisbane airport was an Indian national who had been trying to return to India with a one-way ticket, he added. | The man detained at Brisbane airport was an Indian national who had been trying to return to India with a one-way ticket, he added. |
| Australian Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said police had executed search warrants at the Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, eastern Queensland - where the detained doctor worked as a registrar - as well as at a number of locations across the state. | |
| Queensland Premier Peter Beattie said the detained 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 detained 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 him as "a model citizen with excellent references," he added. | Staff at the hospital regarded him as "a model citizen with excellent references," he added. |
| Mr Beattie said a second doctor, also recruited from Liverpool, was being interviewed by police.M6 arrest | Mr Beattie said a second doctor, also recruited from Liverpool, was being interviewed by police.M6 arrest |
| 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 detained in Australia, and a second doctor is questioned Timeline: Failed bomb attacks | 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 detained in Australia, and a second doctor is questioned Timeline: Failed bomb attacks |
| In the UK, the investigation into the failed bombings continues under the leadership of the Metropolitan Police. | In the UK, the investigation into the failed bombings continues under the leadership of the Metropolitan Police. |
| It is understood Iraqi Bilal Abdullah - a doctor arrested at Glasgow airport on Saturday - is to be taken from Scotland to Paddington Green police station in London. | It is understood Iraqi Bilal Abdullah - a doctor arrested at Glasgow airport on Saturday - is to be taken from Scotland to Paddington Green police station in London. |
| Another man detained at Glasgow airport along with Dr Abdullah had severe burns and remains in a critical condition and under armed police guard at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley - where Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum. | Another man detained at Glasgow airport along with Dr Abdullah had severe burns and remains in a critical condition and under armed police guard at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley - where Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum. |
| A fourth doctor, Mohammed Asha, 26, is also being held at Paddington Green. | A fourth doctor, Mohammed Asha, 26, is also being held at Paddington Green. |
| Dr Asha, 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 Asha, 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. |
| Two men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested on Sunday at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital and another man, aged 26, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday. | Two men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested on Sunday at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital and another man, aged 26, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday. |
| Police have been carrying out searches of premises and vehicles within the grounds of the Royal Alexandra and controlled explosions have taken place. | Police have been carrying out searches of premises and vehicles within the grounds of the Royal Alexandra and controlled explosions have taken place. |
| But Chief Superintendent Johnny Gwynne said there had 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 said there had been no indication of a threat to the hospital - which remains open - and said the actions taken were "purely precautionary". |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said 19 locations had been searched by police investigating the attacks. | Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said 19 locations had been searched by police investigating the attacks. |
| These included properties in Houston, near Glasgow; Merseyside and two addresses in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. | These included properties in Houston, near Glasgow; Merseyside and two addresses in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. |
| Police are also searching Dr Asha's office at North Staffordshire Hospital, in Stoke-on-Trent. | Police are also searching Dr Asha's office at North Staffordshire Hospital, in Stoke-on-Trent. |
| 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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