Terror police swoop on cargo ship in Channel

Anti-terrorist officers today intercepted and boarded a cargo ship in the English Channel in what Scotland Yard described as a ‘‘major security operation’’.

Terror police swoop on cargo ship in Channel

Anti-terrorist officers today intercepted and boarded a cargo ship in the English Channel in what Scotland Yard described as a ‘‘major security operation’’.

The swoop, which was carried out with the help of the Royal Navy and HM Customs and Excise, was ordered after police received a tip off that the vessel may be carrying terrorist material.

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