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British Muslim soldiers to get extra protection
As police continued their searches of homes raided in the city of Birmingham, in the British Midlands, more details emerged of the alleged plan to kidnap a soldier and post his beheading on the internet as a warning to Muslims not to help the armed forces.
There are some 330 Muslims in the 100,000-strong armed forces, of whom about 250 are in active service. The new security guidance would apply to all forces' members who might be targets, said the Daily Telegraph.
Security experts said targeting a Muslim soldier would be a signal from the extremists that they considered themselves 'at war' with those seen as 'traitors' by serving in the British army.
The suspected plot is said to have involved abducting an identified soldier, aged 20, who has served in Afghanistan. Measures were taken to protect him and he was taken to a safe location, reports said.
Most of the alleged plotters are British men in their 20s and 30s of Pakistani descent. One is a Pakistani national, according to reports.
They were arrested on suspicion of the 'commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism'.
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Thursday 1st February, 2007 (IANS)
Muslim soldiers serving in the British army and their families will be given new security guidance after a suspected plot to kidnap, torture and behead a soldier was allegedly foiled with the arrest of nine men, media reports said Thursday.Thursday 1st February, 2007 (IANS)
As police continued their searches of homes raided in the city of Birmingham, in the British Midlands, more details emerged of the alleged plan to kidnap a soldier and post his beheading on the internet as a warning to Muslims not to help the armed forces.
There are some 330 Muslims in the 100,000-strong armed forces, of whom about 250 are in active service. The new security guidance would apply to all forces' members who might be targets, said the Daily Telegraph.
Security experts said targeting a Muslim soldier would be a signal from the extremists that they considered themselves 'at war' with those seen as 'traitors' by serving in the British army.
The suspected plot is said to have involved abducting an identified soldier, aged 20, who has served in Afghanistan. Measures were taken to protect him and he was taken to a safe location, reports said.
Most of the alleged plotters are British men in their 20s and 30s of Pakistani descent. One is a Pakistani national, according to reports.
They were arrested on suspicion of the 'commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism'.
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