7/21 London Bomber Arrested in Birmingham (updated)
By Andrew Cochran
BBC report: "Suspected bomber Yasin Hassan Omar has been arrested by police in Birmingham investigating the failed 21 July attacks in London." Sky News report: "Detectives also confirmed they have arrested Yasin Hassan Omar, suspected of being one of the would-be suicide bombers who targeted London." Fox News: "Elsewhere, off-duty British police nabbed two men traveling on a train in England's Western Midlands region...And police arrested a man at Luton's airport near London under anti-terrorism legislation as he prepared to leave on a flight for France, authorities said. Police did not say why he was arrested or if it was connected with the recent London attacks." London Times story: "Shocking new images have emerged of unexploded bombs, some packed around with nails, which were found in a car left behind by the July 7 London bombers. In total, 16 bombs were found in the red Nissan car parked at Luton railway station." Walid Phares was on MSNBC to discuss how jihadi activists in the UK tried to recruit him while he was on travel there (see this post about his trip there in 1999). He also discussed increasing outrage among Muslims against the jihadists, and he will also be interviewed on BBC TV at 8 pm Eastern time. Steven Emerson will be on MSNBC's "Countdown" at 8 pm Eastern time to discuss the arrests.
Sky News photos: Arrest scene & Yasin Hassan Omar
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