'Bomb suspect' arrested by police A man arrested in Birmingham by anti-terror police could be one of the suspects in the failed 21 July attacks, security sources have told the BBC. The man was held after being shot with a Taser stun gun and has been taken to London for questioning.
A suspect package was found during his arrest and is being examined. A further three arrests were made by anti-terror police in Birmingham overnight. And two people were held on a train travelling to King's Cross. In London, hundreds of police and MI5 agents are continuing the hunt for the men who tried to bomb three underground trains and a bus six days ago. 'Suspect package' The man taken to London for questioning is thought to be at the high- security Paddington Green police station. His arrest, in Heybarnes Road, in the Hay Mills area of Birmingham at 0430 BST on Wednesday, followed a joint operation between West Midlands Police and officers from the Metropolitan Police Anti- Terrorist Branch. The BBC's home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford said there was "an enormous amount of optimism" at Scotland Yard following the arrest. If the man is formally identified as one of the four suspected bombers, police will want to know where the other three men are, our correspondent said. He will also be questioned about who planned last week's attacks and whether there is a link to the 7 July bombings, in which 56 people, including four bombers, died. Railway station Although the suspect was shot with a stun gun, police say no firearms were used. They are capable of killing again - we must find them Sir Ian Blair - Met Commissioner Following Army advice on the suspect package found, residents of about 100 neighbouring homes were evacuated and a controlled explosion is due to take place. A second address in Bankdale Road, in Washwood Heath, Birmingham, was raided a little later, and the other three men were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000. Forensic tests are taking place at both addresses in Birmingham. The two men arrested on the King's Cross-bound train were held at Grantham railway station, in Lincolnshire, following information from two off-duty Met police officers. 'Flat out' Meanwhile, a flat in north London linked to two of the suspects is being searched, and police say chemicals found there and in a garage may have been for explosives. A neighbour of the flat being searched in north London said she saw one of the suspects outside her home on the day after the failed bombings. The Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair said the men could carry out another attack. "They are capable of killing again," he told Channel Four News. "We must find them. We are flat out and we are getting a great deal of intelligence." Police have linked Yasin Hassan Omar, 24, and Muktar Said Ibrahim, 27 - also known as Muktar Mohammed Said - to the flat in the 12- storey Curtis House, in Ladderswood Way, New Southgate. A white VW Golf, seized in nearby East Finchley on Tuesday, may have been used by one of the suspects, security sources said. Before Wednesday morning's arrests, five people had been held under anti-terror laws in connection with the inquiry. None was thought to have been among the failed bombers. TRACKS OF THE BOMB SUSPECTS All journeys started between 12:20 and 12:25 . Times approx. OVAL: Man boards northbound Northern Line train at Stockwell and tries to set off bomb between Stockwell and Oval, where he leaves the train. He is chased out of the station at 1235 BST, but escapes towards Brixton. HACKNEY: Man, identified by police as Muktar Said Ibrahim - or Muktar Mohammed Said - also sets off from Stockwell. Boards Number 26 bus at 1253 at Bank. Police believe he was carrying bomb in a grey and black rucksack, and tried to detonate bomb while on board. Gets off in Hackney Road, near junction with Colombia Road, at 1306. WARREN STREET: Man named as Yasin Hassan Omar, boards Tube train at Stockwell carrying a bomb in a purple rucksack, police say. Later tries to set off bomb on a northbound Victoria Line train between Oxford Circus and Warren Street, detectives say. Seen without rucksack at 1240 in Warren Street Station before running towards exit and vaulting over ticket barriers. SHEPHERD'S BUSH: Man wearing dark blue baseball cap and carrying small rucksack enters Westbourne Park Tube station and gets a train travelling towards Shepherd's Bush on Hammersmith & City Line. Tries to set off bomb at 1225 before escaping, probably through window at the end of the carriage, and running along the tracks. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/4720027.stm Published: 2005/07/27 08:46:53 GMT © BBC MMV Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
