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| A series of controlled explosions have been carried out on a suspicious vehicle outside a Glasgow mosque. | A series of controlled explosions have been carried out on a suspicious vehicle outside a Glasgow mosque. |
| Officers investigating failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and London were called to the Forth Street Mosque at about 2230 BST on Monday evening. | Officers investigating failed car bombings at Glasgow airport and London were called to the Forth Street Mosque at about 2230 BST on Monday evening. |
| Strathclyde Police confirmed the car was linked to the airport attack but said there had been "no specific information" that it was a threat. | |
| There was no sign that the vehicle had contained any dangerous materials. | |
| Superintendant Stuart Daniels, of Strathclyde Police, said the bomb squad had been called in as a precaution. | Superintendant Stuart Daniels, of Strathclyde Police, said the bomb squad had been called in as a precaution. |
| He added: "The car did not constitute a threat and we will shortly move into the phase where we will start the forensic examination, firstly with the car in situ, and then later the car will be removed for a full forensic examination." | He added: "The car did not constitute a threat and we will shortly move into the phase where we will start the forensic examination, firstly with the car in situ, and then later the car will be removed for a full forensic examination." |
| Local residents were not evacuated during the incident and 40 worshippers who were in the mosque at the time were allowed to complete their prayers before being asked to leave. | Local residents were not evacuated during the incident and 40 worshippers who were in the mosque at the time were allowed to complete their prayers before being asked to leave. |
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| Police said there was nothing to suggest any connection between the mosque and events over the last few days. | Police said there was nothing to suggest any connection between the mosque and events over the last few days. |
| However, they added that, as a result of their investigations following the incident at Glasgow International Airport on Saturday, they are carrying out searches of a number of premises and vehicles as part of a fast moving inquiry with many strands. | However, they added that, as a result of their investigations following the incident at Glasgow International Airport on Saturday, they are carrying out searches of a number of premises and vehicles as part of a fast moving inquiry with many strands. |
| Meanwhile, it is understood a suspect held in Scotland will be transferred to the UK capital. | Meanwhile, it is understood a suspect held in Scotland will be transferred to the UK capital. |
| Iraqi Bilal Abdullah will be taken to Paddington Green police station where another doctor is also being quizzed. | Iraqi Bilal Abdullah will be taken to Paddington Green police station where another doctor is also being quizzed. |
| Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, who was brought up in Jordan and worked as a junior doctor at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, was arrested on the M6 in Cheshire on Saturday night along with a 27-year-old woman thought to be his wife. | Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, who was brought up in Jordan and worked as a junior doctor at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, was arrested on the M6 in Cheshire on Saturday night along with a 27-year-old woman thought to be his wife. |
| Premises searched | Premises searched |
| Strathclyde Police said two men aged 28 and 25 arrested on Sunday were held at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. | Strathclyde Police said two men aged 28 and 25 arrested on Sunday were held at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. |
| The other man detained at Glasgow airport with Dr Abdulla had severe burns and remains in a critical condition, and under armed police guard, at the Royal Alexandra. | The other man detained at Glasgow airport with Dr Abdulla had severe burns and remains in a critical condition, and under armed police guard, at the Royal Alexandra. |
| The hospital is where Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum. | The hospital is where Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum. |
| Police have been carrying out searches of premises and vehicles within the grounds of the hospital and controlled explosions have taken place. | Police have been carrying out searches of premises and vehicles within the grounds of the hospital and controlled explosions have taken place. |
| But Chief Superintendent Johnny Gwynne reassured local people there has been no indication of a threat to the hospital - which remains open - and said the actions taken were "purely precautionary". | But Chief Superintendent Johnny Gwynne reassured local people there has been no indication of a threat to the hospital - which remains open - and said the actions taken were "purely precautionary". |
| The fifth person detained, a 26-year-old man, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday. | The fifth person detained, a 26-year-old man, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday. |
| Warrants have been issued which allow police to further detain the three people arrested in England until Saturday. | Warrants have been issued which allow police to further detain the three people arrested in England until Saturday. |
| Detectives are still trying to trace the movements of the green Jeep Cherokee - registration L808 RDT - loaded with gas cylinders, which crashed into the doors of Glasgow airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon. | Detectives are still trying to trace the movements of the green Jeep Cherokee - registration L808 RDT - loaded with gas cylinders, which crashed into the doors of Glasgow airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon. |
| The attempted attack came a day after two Mercedes containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were found outside a nightclub in London's Haymarket and in a nearby street. | The attempted attack came a day after two Mercedes containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were found outside a nightclub in London's Haymarket and in a nearby street. |
| Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorism hotline number on 0800789321. | Police have urged anyone with information to phone the confidential Anti-Terrorism hotline number on 0800789321. |
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