UK terror raid near Olympic Stadium

[02ducky]

Hope nothing happens during the Olympics... go figure that they were Mulsim...

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/st...stadium-070512

LONDON (AP)

Armed British police carried out an early-morning raid on a residential address near London's Olympic Park on Thursday, using smoke grenades and a stun gun in what they called a pre-planned anti-terror operation.
A total of six people were arrested there and in separate raids in other parts of the capital, but Scotland Yard said the operation was not linked to the upcoming games, due to kick off on July 27.
Police didn't identify the suspects, who range in age from 18 to 30.
However Mizanur Rahman, who is involved with a Muslim activist group, said all those arrested were British Muslims. He said the three men taken into custody in Stratford, the neighborhood that contains Olympic Park, were brothers and claimed that one was a former police officer.
A police press officer declined to comment on the claim.
Resident John Smallshaw said a raid took place at a residence on Abbey Road, only about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Olympic Park.

He told The Associated Press he was awoken just after 4 a.m. by ''five loud bangs in quick succession'' and saw police raiding the home. He said he later witnessed ''one young man taken on foot to a waiting ambulance.''
Another man was later taken into an unmarked police car, Smallshaw said, adding that plainclothes officers were still at the premises.
Continuing searches are being carried out at eight separate addresses in east, west and north London and at one business in east London, police said. Rahman identified one of the addresses as being in Old Street, near London's financial district.
Police said all the suspects have been taken to a southeast London police station.
Intelligence officials say there has been an expected increase in chatter among extremist groups ahead of the games, but there are still no specific or credible threats targeting the Olympics. The terror level is labeled substantial, a notch below severe. A substantial threat level indicates that an attack is a strong possibility.

[Sawin]

Hope nothing happens during the Olympics... go figure that they were Mulsim...

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/st...stadium-070512

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Besides being psychotic rejects, why would terrorists target the Olympics? The Olympics are not American, or even Western-exclusive. Don't all countries participate if they're able? I know Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc do participate in the Olympics....If I'm not mistaken the Olympics were started to be an outlet for pure contests, and all conflicts were suspended during the games... isn't anything sacred anymore?

[Ronin13]

Besides being psychotic rejects, why would terrorists target the Olympics? The Olympics are not American, or even Western-exclusive. Don't all countries participate if they're able? I know Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc do participate in the Olympics....If I'm not mistaken the Olympics were started to be an outlet for pure contests, and all conflicts were suspended during the games... isn't anything sacred anymore?

You are very right... however- no, nothing is sacred anymore for these cowardly heathens. They'll use any gathering of people to attack. Remember, they kill their own kind too so it doesn't matter.

[WETWRKS]

Besides being psychotic rejects, why would terrorists target the Olympics? The Olympics are not American, or even Western-exclusive. Don't all countries participate if they're able? I know Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc do participate in the Olympics....If I'm not mistaken the Olympics were started to be an outlet for pure contests, and all conflicts were suspended during the games... isn't anything sacred anymore?

They would probably attack specific targets like what occurred in Munich. U.S. and Israel compounds would be the most likely targets with British following closely behind. Then again...when have the muslim ever been concerned about their own kind? These are the same individuals who convince the disabled to serve as suicide bombers.