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Eight people arrested in connection with failed car bombings in Glasgow and London all have links with the National Health Service, the BBC has learned.Eight people arrested in connection with failed car bombings in Glasgow and London all have links with the National Health Service, the BBC has learned.
Seven are believed to be doctors or medical students, while one formerly worked as a laboratory technician.Seven are believed to be doctors or medical students, while one formerly worked as a laboratory technician.
Australian media have identified a man arrested at Brisbane airport as Dr Mohammed Haneef, 27. A suspect in hospital after the Glasgow attack has been named as Khalid Ahmed, who is believed to be a doctor.
Two men have been arrested in Blackburn under terror laws but police have not confirmed a link with the car bombs.Two men have been arrested in Blackburn under terror laws but police have not confirmed a link with the car bombs.
Airport chaos
The pair were detained on an industrial estate and are being held at a police station in Lancashire on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.The pair were detained on an industrial estate and are being held at a police station in Lancashire on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Thousands of passengers travelling from Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 face major delays after a suspect bag sparked a security alert.
BAA said the departure lounge was partially evacuated and departing passengers were being re-screened, causing some cancellations and delays.
Tube trains on the Piccadilly Line were non-stopping at Heathrow Terminal 4, but the station serving terminals one, two and three remained open.
Handed over
Dr Haneef, who formerly worked in Cheshire, was detained while trying to board a plane to India. A second doctor is also being interviewed in Australia.
Seven doctors or medical students have been arrested in England, Scotland and Australia in connection with the attacks. All worked in NHS hospitals.
Controlled explosions were carried out on a car in Glasgow Security alert at Heathrow Who are bomb suspects? Vetting foreign doctorsControlled explosions were carried out on a car in Glasgow Security alert at Heathrow Who are bomb suspects? Vetting foreign doctors
Marwah Dana Asha, 27, who was arrested on the M6, is thought to have worked as a lab technician at an NHS hospital in Shrewsbury. Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 has reopened after a suspect bag sparked a security alert.
She was arrested with her husband, Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, who worked at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust. BAA said the departure lounge was partially evacuated and departing passengers are being rescreened, leaving thousands of people facing delays.
Two men arrested in Scotland on Monday over the attack at Glasgow airport and one held at the scene of the airport attack have been handed over to the Metropolitan Police. Tube trains on the Piccadilly Line were not stopping at Heathrow Terminal 4, but the station serving terminals one, two and three remained open.
Six of the eight people arrested are now being held at London's Paddington Green police station. Seven doctors or medical students have been arrested in England, Scotland and Australia in connection with the attacks. All worked in NHS hospitals.
Controlled explosions Australia arrest
Controlled explosions have been carried out on a car at a Glasgow mosque and at a station in Hammersmith, west London. Australian media have identified a man arrested at Brisbane Airport as Dr Mohammed Haneef, 27, who has worked at Halton Hospital in Runcorn, Cheshire. He was detained while trying to board a plane to India.
British Transport Police said explosives experts performed a controlled explosion on three fire extinguishers left on a pavement outside Hammersmith Tube station, which serves the District and Piccadilly lines.
ARRESTS TIMELINE 30 June Two men arrested at Glasgow airport after burning car driven into doors of main terminal30 June A 26-year-old-man, Dr Mohammed Asha, and a 27-year-old woman arrested on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire1 July A 26-year-old man arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station1 July A 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man arrested in Paisley2 July A 27-year-old male doctor is detained in Australia, and a second doctor is questioned Police response to attacks Timeline: Failed bomb attacks Send us your commentsARRESTS TIMELINE 30 June Two men arrested at Glasgow airport after burning car driven into doors of main terminal30 June A 26-year-old-man, Dr Mohammed Asha, and a 27-year-old woman arrested on the M6 near Sandbach, Cheshire1 July A 26-year-old man arrested near Liverpool's Lime Street station1 July A 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old man arrested in Paisley2 July A 27-year-old male doctor is detained in Australia, and a second doctor is questioned Police response to attacks Timeline: Failed bomb attacks Send us your comments
Three explosions were also carried out on the car in Glasgow as a precaution, but Strathclyde Police said there had been "absolutely no specific information" regarding a threat. He and a second doctor being interviewed in Australia worked at locations including the Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, eastern Queensland, and they were both previously based in Liverpool.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Australian police had acted on information from the UK authorities. Marwah Dana Asha, 27, who was arrested on the M6, is thought to have worked as a lab technician at an NHS hospital in Shrewsbury.
The man detained at Brisbane airport was an Indian national who had been trying to return to India with a one-way ticket, he added. She was arrested with her husband, Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, who worked at North Staffordshire NHS Trust's University Hospital.
Australian authorities said police had executed search warrants at the Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, eastern Queensland - where the detained doctor worked as a registrar - and at other locations. Armed guard
They said the detained man and the doctor being interviewed by police had both been based in Liverpool before coming to work in Australia. Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah, arrested at Glasgow Airport on Saturday, and two men, aged 28 and 25, arrested at accommodation at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley on Monday have been handed over to the Metropolitan Police. Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum at the hospital.
Dr Haneef is known to have previously worked at Halton Hospital in Runcorn, Cheshire.
'Actions of few'
The general secretary of Muslim Council of Britain, Dr Muhammed Abdul Bari, told a press conference those who sought to kill or maim innocent people were "enemies of all of Muslims and non-Muslims".
A forensic team was at the scene of the Glasgow Airport attackEnlarge ImageA forensic team was at the scene of the Glasgow Airport attackEnlarge Image
He reiterated the government's view that it was "unacceptable to hold any one faith group or any community as being somehow collectively responsible for the actions of the few". Khalid Ahmed, detained at Glasgow Airport along with Dr Abdullah, suffered severe burns and remains in a critical condition under armed police guard at the Royal Alexandra. A 26-year-old man, also believed to be a doctor, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Iraqi Bilal Abdullah - a doctor arrested at Glasgow airport on Saturday - has been taken from Scotland to Paddington Green police station in London. Six of the eight people arrested are now being held at London's Paddington Green police station.
Another man detained at Glasgow airport along with Dr Abdullah suffered severe burns and remains in a critical condition under armed police guard at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley - where Dr Abdullah was employed as a locum. Sian Thomas, deputy director of NHS Employers, said she wanted to reassure the public there were "thorough and robust checks" in place before doctors were employed by NHS trusts.
Dr Asha, 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. In other developments:
Two men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested on Sunday at residences of the Royal Alexandra Hospital and another man, aged 26, was arrested in Liverpool on Sunday.
  • Controlled explosions were carried out on a car at a mosque in Glasgow and on three fire extinguishers on a pavement in Hammersmith, London
    • Dr Abdullah is said to have qualified in Baghdad in 2004 and first registered as a doctor in the UK in 2006.
  • Muslim Council of Britain general secretary Dr Muhammed Abdul Bari said those who sought to harm innocent people were "enemies of all of Muslims and non-Muslims"
    • 'Robust checks'
  • Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised the "heroism and vigilance" of the public, police, and security and emergency services
    • NHS trusts are required to carry out checks on doctors they employ, including for General Medical Council registration, identification, passport credentials and criminal records. Gas cylinders
    Sian Thomas, deputy director of NHS Employers, which represents health trusts, said she wanted to reassure the public there were "thorough and robust checks" in place. A green Jeep Cherokee loaded with gas cylinders crashed into the doors of Glasgow Airport's main terminal and burst into flames on Saturday afternoon.
    In the Commons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised the "heroism and vigilance" of the public, police, and security and emergency services. The previous day two Mercedes containing petrol, gas cylinders and nails were found outside a nightclub in London's Haymarket and at a vehicle pound after being towed from a nearby street.
    "We owe them all a great debt of gratitude," he said. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said 19 locations had been searched by police including premises in Houston near Glasgow, Merseyside and Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
    Detectives are 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.
    Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said 19 locations had been searched by police investigating the attacks.
    These included properties in Houston, near Glasgow; Merseyside and two addresses in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
    Police are also searching Dr Asha's office at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, in Stoke-on-Trent.
    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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