Cops beat 'plot to kill muslims' TERROR.AN ALLEGED neo nazi plan to flood Britain with guns and explosives to murder muslims has been foiled by police. Two men have been charged after the discovery of pipe bombs and rocket launchers in recent raids on 22 addresses in the north of England. Officers fear the weapons could have been used to blow up mosques A list of notable mosques around the world: Asia Afghanistan
Anti-terror police in Leeds, who carried out the raids, said they were now investigating "just as many" far right plots as al-Qaeda conspiracies. At least 32 people are being probed in Europe, Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . A senior counter terrorism source said: "If they blew up a mosque mosque (mŏsk), building for worship used by members of the Islamic faith. Muhammad's house in Medina (A.D. 622), with its surrounding courtyard and hall with columns, became the prototype for the mosque where the faithful gathered for prayer. , it could well provoke a catastrophic response by re-energising radicals and extremists." |
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