British terror raids

EIGHT men were being questioned last night over an alleged al-Qaida plot to unleash a terrorist bombing campaign in Britain.

British terror raids

Detectives found more than half a tonne of ammonium nitrate fertiliser the same explosive ingredient already used in terror attacks in Bali, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Africa and the United States.

Police believe a series of "spectacular" terror attacks, including truck bombs, could have been launched within weeks.

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