Terror arrests at nuke plant

FIVE men were arrested under the Terrorism Act close to a British nuclear plant yesterday — just hours after it was announced Osama Bin Laden had been killed.

They were detained near Sellafield — which handles highly dangerous nuclear material — yesterday afternoon following a stop check on a vehicle by officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, who police the facility in West Cumbria.
The arrests come as the world braces itself for a bloody backlash after Bin Laden supporters vowed to avenge his death.
The public was being warned to remain extra vigilant for fear of a reprisal from groups sympathetic to al-Qaeda.
Today Cumbria Police said it had swooped on five men, all in their 20s and from London, who were arrested under the Terrorism Act.
They were held in police custody overnight before being taken to Manchester this morning.
A statement from Cumbria Police said: "At 4.32pm yesterday, Monday 2 May, police officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary conducted a stop check on a vehicle close to the Sellafield site in West Cumbria.
"As a result, police officers from Cumbria Constabulary arrested five men from London, all aged in their 20s, under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act.
"They were taken to police custody in Carlisle overnight and are being transported to Manchester this morning.
"The investigation is being led by the North West Counter Terrorism Unit.
"A road closure affected the area for a short period of time."

Revenge

Security has been tightened since US special forces carried out a daring mission that killed Bin Laden on Sunday.
In Britain armed police patrols were stepped up and people were urged to be vigilant - especially with the London Olympics due next year.
Hate-preacher Omar Bakri, exiled from Britain for extremist rants, claimed the Arab world had "lost a leader" and predicted revenge attacks.
Bakri, 53, now living in Lebanon, said: "The news of the death of Sheikh Osama has saddened and delighted us at the same time.
"It saddened us because we lost a leader - and it is welcomed because he fell a martyr as he wanted. The martyrdom of Osama Bin Laden will infuse new life into the next generation, as jihad will not stop."
Anjem Choudary, a London-born protege of Bakri, said: "The struggle will continue. Jihad never stops. Sheikh Osama Bin Laden is a modern day hero for Muslims around the world."
A security source told The Sun: "The fact Bin Laden is dead is good news. But it could inspire retaliation. It probably won't be in the short term. But there could be a spectacular along the lines of 7/7 in a year or so.
"They will be looking for a big special and the UK is a target. The threat could well take us up to the Olympics and beyond." Terrorism expert Chris Dobson warned: "The monster's head may have been severed - but the tentacles writhe on.

"There remains a legion of al-Qaeda followers out there. We need to keep our guard up."
John Gearson, director of the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College, London, said: "I think the significance of what has happened cannot be overstated. I would expect embassies and military bases to be on high alert for some time."
The Henry Jackson Society think-tank said: "As millions across the world welcome the news of Bin Laden's demise, his criminal associates are plotting reprisal attacks."
Within hours of Bin Laden's death in Pakistan, a bomb 85 miles away in Charsadda killed a woman and three children.
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