Three held in Newport terror swoop
THREE Newport men were arrested in the city yesterday under the Terrorism Act.
The arrests took place in the Chepstow Road area in the afternoon. The men were held overnight at an unnamed police station in Newport and were still being held for questioning this morning.
Gwent Police, who initially asked for a news blackout, issued a brief statement this morning but refused to give further details until another statement was issued later.
Police say inquiries are ongoing but did not say if anyone else is being sought.
The arrests are the latest in a country-wide operation against potential terrorists in the wake of the London bombings.
They come at a time when Newport is due to be at the centre of national attention for the next two weekends.
This weekend one of the biggest celebrity events ever held in Wales takes place at the Celtic Manor Resort, with the pro-celebrity golf tournament. Among the big names taking part are superstars Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones.
A more likely terror target is the summit of EU ministers being held at the Celtic Manor on September 1 and 2.
Security details are secret but when G8 leaders met in Scotland there was a massive security operation with a ring-of-steel exclusion zone.
l There was a major police operation at an address in Cyril Street, off Corporation Road, Newport, last night. Police refused to give details.
** And there you have it, no matter where you are in the UK you face death at the hands of the Islamonazi's. Still at least our beloved PM is safe on a tropical island someplace and surrounded by armed police, just a shame the rest of us have to take our chances.
other links: www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1751908,00.html/
www.icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=15900756&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=newport-terror-suspects-still-held-name_page.html/
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=ad8UpTF7h6vs&refer=europe/
Not much on this at the moment for obvious reasons, and here is some info on the people charged with the London bombings:
Five Muslims suspected of involvement in July 21 failed London bombings
Below is information compiled by The Muslim News on the arrests and charges of all those suspected of involvement in the alleged failed London bombing on Thursday July 21. According to Scotland Yard 39 were initially arrested, of those 22 were later released without charge. Five Muslims are suspected of involvement in July 21, failed London bombings. One is detained in Italy pending extradition. None of the rest of the 4 would-be bomber’s under British detention have been charged with any terror laws, instead all four faced charges under the Criminal Attempts Act, 1981, Criminal Law Act 1977 and the Explosive substance Act 1883. All four will appear in court again on Monday November 14.
SUSPECTED WOULD-BE BOMBER 1.
Name: Muktar Said-Ibrahim/ Muktar Mohamed-Said.
Age: 27
Resident: of Stoke Newington, London.
Background: Born in Eritrea arriving in 1992 as the son of an asylum-seeker. Location of suspected attempted bombing: Hanckey Road on a bus No26.
Arrested on: July 29 during raids in west London.
Charged Under Sect 1 Criminal Attempts Act, 1981, s1.1 Criminal Law Act 1977 s3 (1)( a&b) Explosive substance Act 1883 with: Attempting to murder passengers and conspiring with others; Unlawfully and maliciously making or possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury to property; Conspiring with others to cause, by an explosive substance, explosions of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property.
SUSPECTED WOULD-BE BOMBER 2.
Name: Osman Hussain.
Age: 27
Background: Nationalised Briton of Ethiopian origin.
Location of suspected attempted bombing: Sheperd’s Bush- Hammersmith & City Line.
Arrested on: July 29 detained in Rome and faces extradition from Italy.
Charged with: Association with the aim of international terrorism and Possessing false documents.
SUSPECTED WOULD-BE BOMBER 3.
Name: Yassin Hassan Omar.
Age: 24
Resident: New Southgate, London.
Background: Born in Somalia arriving in 1992.
Location of suspected attempted bombing: Victoria subway train between Oxford Circus and Warren Street.
Arrested on: July 27 in Birmingham. Stun gun used to immobilise him.
Charged Under Sect 1 Criminal Attempts Act, 1981, s1.1 Criminal Law Act 1977 s3 (1)( a&b) Explosive substance Act 1883 (same offences as Muktar Ibrahim).
SUSPECTED WOULD-BE BOMBER 4.
Name: Ramzi Mohamed.
Age: 23
Resident: North Kensington, London.
Background: Information unreleased
Location of suspected attempted bombing: Oval on the northern line
Arrested on: July 29 during raids in east London.
Charged Under Sect 1 Criminal Attempts Act, 1981, s1.1 Criminal Law Act 1977 s3 (1)( a&b) Explosive substance Act 1883(same offences as Muktar Ibrahim).
SUSPECTED WOULD-BE BOMBER 5.
Name: Manfo Kwaku Asiedu (was not one of the four men identified by CCTV film).
Age: 32
Resident: Tollington Park, London
Background: British-Ghanaian and a son of Dr Kofi Kesse Manfo. Ghana’s Deputy Inspector-General of Police, in charge of Operations.
Location of suspected attempted bombing: The charges are understood to relate to the discovery of a discarded rucksack at Little Wormwood Scrubs, northwest London, on July 23.
Charged Under s1.1 Criminal Law Act 1977 s3 (1)( a&b) Explosive substance Act 1883 with with: conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions.
Arrested and charged with lesser offences
Name: Ismael Abdurahman
Age: 23
Resident: Newport, Kennington
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 and s4 (1) Criminal Law Act 1967 with: Failing to disclose information to the police about Osman Hussain, Yassin Omar, Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Ibrahim, Ramzi Mohamed and assisting Osman Hussain in evading arrest.
Name: Wharbi Mohammed
Resident: Notting Hill, London
Age: 22
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 and s4 (1) Criminal Law Act 1967 with: Failing to disclose information to the police about Ramzi Mohammed, Yassin Omar and assisting Ramzi Mohammed in evading arrest.
Name: Siraj Yassin Abdullah Ali
Age: 34
Resident: New Southgate, London
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 and s4 (1) Criminal Law Act 1967 with: Failing to disclose information to the police about Yassin Omar, Osman Hussain and assisting Muktar Ibrahim in evading arrest;.
Name: Yeshiemebet Girma, wife of Osman Hussain
Age: 28
Resident: Stockwell, London
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 with: Failing to disclose information to the police about Osman Hussain and assisting him in evading arrest.
Name: Asias Girma, brother in-law of Osman Hussain
Age: 20
Resident: Stockwell, London
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 with: (Same offence as Yeshiemebet Girma,).
Name: Mulumebet Girma, sister-in-law of Osman Hussain
Age: 21
Resident: Stockwell, London
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 with: (Same offence as Yeshiemebet Girma,).
Name: Abdul Sharif
Age: 28
Resident: Stockwell, London
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 with: Failing to disclose information to the police about Osman Hussain and Ramzi Mohamed.
Name: Omar Nagmeloin Almagboul
Age: 20
Resident: Brighton
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 with: (Same offence as Yeshiemebet Girma,).
Name: Mohamed Kabash
Age: 23
Resident: no fixed abode
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 with: (Same offence as Yeshiemebet Girma,).
Name: Shadi Sami Abdel Gadir
Age: 22
Resident: Brighton
Charged Under Sect. 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000 with: (Same offence as Yeshiemebet Girma,).
Finally heres a bit on the scum looking at being deported, even though I think it is not likely to happen as I have said many times before:
ONE of the targets of the Government’s crackdown on the preachers of hate said last night that he would not try to flee Britain or go into hiding before his expected arrest next week.
(more on this at below link - times online)
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22989-1751187,00.html/
Muhammad al-Massari, the Saudi dissident, said that if Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary, tried to target him as the first to be deported, he would wreck the initiative in the courts. “He wants to look tough by picking high-profile people, but I am ready to fight him in the courts,” he said.
Another hardliner believed to be on the government list, Yasser al-Siri, an Egyptian-born website operator, said: “I’m not worried about expulsion. My legal team think it’s impossible.”
Mr Clarke said he expected to see the first of the extremists excluded from Britain in the coming week.
Dr al-Massari, 58, who has lived in Britain since 1994, has been condemned by MPs from all parties for reportedly backing the killing of Tony Blair on his website and radio station.
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