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              More arrests after UK attacks
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 British police have arrested another person in connection with attempted car bombings in
Eight people have now been arrested after a blazing jeep was crashed into Glasgow airport on Saturday and two cars were found outside a London nightclub loaded with gas canisters and nails on Friday.
The eighth man was arrested at an undisclosed location and is currently in custody, police said. The BBC reported that the man was arrested overseas, but did not say in which country.
Peter Clarke, head of London’s anti-terrorism branch, said that the investigation was “extremely fast-moving” and said links between the attacks were becoming “ever clearer”. “I’m confident, absolutely confident, that in the coming days and weeks we will be able to gain a thorough understanding of the methods used by the terrorists, the way in which they planned their attacks and the network to which they belong,” he said. The attacks led to the government raising the security alert level for the country to “critical”, the highest on a five-level scale. ‘Worst time’ But on Monday, British newspapers argued against the government rushing through new “anti-terrorism” legislation. The Daily Telegraph said in an editorial: “The immediate aftermath of a terrorist atrocity is the worst possible time to legislate. “The government’s response to the bombers should be proportionate to the threat faced, not to the public outrage.” The Independent took a similar line saying it “is vital that the prime minister does not rush through new repressive anti-terror laws … it is vital that our political leaders pause for thought”. The Labour government of Tony Blair, the former prime minister, tried to push through new laws after the 2005 London transport system bombings that killed 52 people. The bill, which would have let police detain suspects for 90 days without charge, was defeated. Controlled explosion Gordon Brown, the new prime minister who replaced Blair on Wednesday, said before taking office last week that he wanted police to have the extended detention rights.
The Daily Mail, a newspaper that is often critical of the governing Labour Party, offered tentative praise for Brown and Jacqui Smith, the new interior minister. Police confirmed on Sunday that one man and one woman arrested on a motorway near Liverpool were being interviewed in London. They also said that a controlled explosion had been carried out on a car outside a hospital where one of the Glasgow suspects is being treated for burns. A British government security official told the Associated Press that a loose UK-wide network appeared to be behind the attacks but investigators were struggling to ascertain suspects’ identities. “These are not the type of people who always carry identity documents, or who use their real identities,” the official said on condition of anonymity. Homes raided Residents of homes near addresses being raided by police officers in central England and Liverpool said the residents were doctors or medical students. Police in London and Glasgow refused to comment on the claim. The United States increased security at airports following the attempted attacks in Britain, while Michael Chertoff, homeland security secretary, said that more air marshals were being deployed on flights to Britain. Have Your Say: More arrests after UK attacks Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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