Five held over plot to harm Pope in UK
PTI
LONDON, SEPT 17
Five people, believed to be of North African origin, were arrested here today over a suspected terror plot to harm Pope Benedict XVI, now on a State visit to the United Kingdom.
The five men, aged between 26 to 50 years of age, were picked up by Scotland Yard this morning in central London and were being questioned by counter-terror detectives.
All five are street cleaners in Westminster, and worked for Veolia Environment Services, a major contract cleaning company that does work for Westminster Council.
The men were picked up after counter-terrorism officers received intelligence of a potential threat this morning as they prepared to go on shift.
The men are not British nationals, the BBC reported. Other reports said the men are of North African origin, and might be Algerian. Searches were underway at their properties across the capital.
Five held over plot to harm Pope in UK
LONDON, SEPT 17 Five people, believed to be of North African origin, were arrested here today over a suspected terror plot to harm Pope Benedict XVI, now on a State visit to the United Kingdom.
