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An al-Qaeda cell was days away from carrying out an "Easter spectacular" of co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks on shopping centres in Manchester, police believe.
Police were forced to round up the alleged plotters after they were overheard discussing dates, understood to include the Easter bank holiday, one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year.
"It could have been the next few days and they were talking about 10 days at the outside," one source said. "We had to act." Police are now engaged in a search for an alleged bomb factory, where explosives might have been assembled.
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Although the police previously insisted there was no intelligence pointing to any specific targets, sources have told the BBC photographs of four popular Manchester locations were recovered during searches.
These were the Arndale and Trafford Centre shopping complexes, Birdcage nightclub and St Ann's Square.
Police are not thought to have recovered any explosive devices during their searches, and BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said his understanding was that the alleged plot had been at the "aspirational, not operational" stage.
Police were forced to bring their operation forward and arrested 12 men - 11 of whom are Pakistanis.
Sources say the planned attack was to be "very soon" and "very, very big".
Former home secretary David Blunkett has questioned whether there should be tighter controls on photographers outside Number 10.
It is understood raids took place at 10 addresses sooner than planned due to the documents being revealed.
Originally posted by mythatsabigprobe
reply to post by yellowcard
You're obviously a government disinformation agent and we can now be assured that this is the beginning of a false flag event.
there's also no doubt in my mind either that there are members of the Muslim community in this country (and outside of this country)
Originally posted by The Godfather of Conspira
reply to post by Merriman Weir
there's also no doubt in my mind either that there are members of the Muslim community in this country (and outside of this country)
That's never been the issue.