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| Australian police are seeking more time to hold an Indian doctor over the suspected failed UK car bomb attacks. | Australian police are seeking more time to hold an Indian doctor over the suspected failed UK car bomb attacks. |
| They are asking for extra time to detain Dr Mohammed Haneef without having to charge him or question him. | |
| Dr Haneef, 27, was detained at Brisbane International Airport at the beginning of last week following a tip-off from British police. | |
| Legal and civil groups have complained about controversial anti-terror laws being used in his case. | Legal and civil groups have complained about controversial anti-terror laws being used in his case. |
| The laws, which came in to force in 2004, allow police to hold Dr Haneef seemingly indefinitely, subject to a magistrate's approval, the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says. | The laws, which came in to force in 2004, allow police to hold Dr Haneef seemingly indefinitely, subject to a magistrate's approval, the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney says. |
| Leading lawyers are particularly concerned about the "chess clock" approach to questioning, which allows police to spread 12 hours of interview time over an unspecified period, our correspondent adds. | Leading lawyers are particularly concerned about the "chess clock" approach to questioning, which allows police to spread 12 hours of interview time over an unspecified period, our correspondent adds. |
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| Dr Haneef has now spent nine days in detention, since his arrest at Brisbane airport. | |
| He was reportedly carrying a one-way ticket to India, although his family insist he was travelling home to see his wife and newborn daughter. | He was reportedly carrying a one-way ticket to India, although his family insist he was travelling home to see his wife and newborn daughter. |
| Australian police have carried out a number of raids related to the arrest, including a search of Dr Haneef's home and place of work on Queensland's Gold Coast. | Australian police have carried out a number of raids related to the arrest, including a search of Dr Haneef's home and place of work on Queensland's Gold Coast. |
| More than 200 officers are now involved, and one of their most pressing tasks is to sift through more than 30,000 computer files. | More than 200 officers are now involved, and one of their most pressing tasks is to sift through more than 30,000 computer files. |
| The inquiry is linked to the suspected attempted car bombings in central London and Glasgow at the end of last month. | The inquiry is linked to the suspected attempted car bombings in central London and Glasgow at the end of last month. |
| Dr Haneef is one of eight people who have been detained over the alleged attacks. The other six - all linked to the medical profession - were picked up in the UK. | Dr Haneef is one of eight people who have been detained over the alleged attacks. The other six - all linked to the medical profession - were picked up in the UK. |
| One man, 27-year-old Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah, has been charged in the UK courts over the incidents. | One man, 27-year-old Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah, has been charged in the UK courts over the incidents. |