Time to be 'un-British'
Britain faces a 15-year battle against Islamist extremism, the country's new security adviser said. The country's former highest ranking naval officer, Admiral Sir Alan West, told the Sunday Telegraph that a new emphasis was needed, with prevention of radicalisation at its heart. He
called on people to be "a little bit un-British" and even inform on each other, in an attempt to trap those plotting to take innocent lives. "Britishness does not normally involve snitching or talking about someone. I'm afraid, in this situation, anyone who's got any information should say something because the people we are talking about are trying to destroy our entire way of life."
Driving licence
Police in Bangalore, India, - the home of three suspects in the British bomb plot - are hunting 12 more people who may be linked to the conspiracy. Police studied the database at the transport office in Jayanagar from where they had discovered the driving licence details of a man who rammed a flaming car into Glasgow Airport, the Sunday Times said. Investigators were also probing the possibility that fake Bangalore driving licences were used in the plot.
Call theory cut off
A report that the attackers planned to trigger car bombs with mobile phone calls from Australia was probably wrong, Australia's Attorney-General said. "It probably mis-states what is in the public arena," Phillip Ruddock told the Nine Network of the call-from-Australia theory reported in Britain's Daily Star. A federal police spokesman said: "Media reporting that a device was to be detonated from Australia is not accurate".
Five doctors released
Five Indian doctors in Australia questioned by police have been released but must remain available for further questioning. Police in Australia are still holding Mohamed Haneef and officials cited the fact that he was intent on leaving the country on a one-way plane ticket. Scotland Yard has an extra week to detain and question five other suspects.
