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| Eighth arrest in terror inquiry | Eighth arrest in terror inquiry |
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| Police investigating failed car bombings at Glasgow Airport and London have arrested a man in Australia. | |
| The arrest of the man, in Brisbane, brings the number of people detained in the investigation to eight. | |
| The Metropolitan Police will be taking charge of both inquiries and it is understood a suspect held in Scotland will be transferred to the UK capital. | The Metropolitan Police will be taking charge of both inquiries and it is understood a suspect held in Scotland will be transferred to the UK capital. |
| Iraqi Bilal Abdulla will be taken to Paddington Green police station where another doctor is also being quizzed. | Iraqi Bilal Abdulla 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 arrested on Sunday were held at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. | Strathclyde Police said two men aged 28 and 25 arrested on Sunday were held at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. |
| Timeline: Failed bomb attacks Unity 'will will defeat terror' Police response to attacks | Timeline: Failed bomb attacks Unity 'will will defeat terror' Police response to attacks |
| The other man detained at Glasgow airport with Dr Abdulla 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 Abdulla 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 Abdulla is said to have qualified in Baghdad in 2004 and first registered as a doctor in the UK in 2006. | Dr Abdulla 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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