Police have arrested a serving member of Britain’s armed forces for alleged involvement in preparing acts of terrorism, which may have been part of a plot to attack a target in England. The man detained is believed to be a Royal Marine. Officers from Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command made the arrest on Wednesday at 12.20pm. It is believed to be linked to Northern Ireland-related terrorism. The suspect, aged 30, was arrested in Somerset. Police said searches were under way in “a wooded area in south Devon” and in Northern Ireland. The searches were for materials linked to republican terrorism, which are usually weapons or material related to explosives. Officers are potentially looking for storage dumps where material that could be used in an attack may have been hidden.
Skylinehead wrote: » Have you an opinion on this OP? We're not a newsdump.
ClovenHoof wrote: » If he was carrying the koran and shouting "kill all infidels" he would be deemed a poor unwell man who needs love and understanding.
skywanderer wrote: » This guy speaks for nobody and clearly must be mentally unwell.
skywanderer wrote: » The only people mentally ill here are the politically correct apologists who will label you as anything to divert attention away from the real issue.
HalloweenJack wrote: » ClovenHoof wrote: » If he was carrying the koran and shouting "kill all infidels" he would be deemed a poor unwell man who needs love and understanding. I'm pretty sure if he was carrying the koran and shouting kill all infidels, there would be a section of people calling for all Muslims to be banned from being involved in the Royal Marines. Imagine if now there are similar calls for a ban on all NI natives from Republican areas/Catholic families/people of Irish descent joining the Royal Marines because of the actions of one, I wonder how the reaction here would go.
Billy86 wrote: » When they're Irish/British soldier, relating to Irish terrorism... When it's a brown Muslim person, relating to Islamic terrorism...
A Little Pony wrote: » Well you would question the motive of any Republican joining the great Royal Marines. Not that any Nationalist would get into the Marines.
skywanderer wrote: » If you read what I wrote you'd see I am against use of this labelling and call them what they are terrorists, whether they be Islamic or Loyalist Royal Marines. I object to all terror and its interesting to see how the media will treat this compared to other incidents where it is brushed under the carpet.
My name is URL wrote: » Good that he was arrested before an attack happened, I guess Why does everything need to come with an opinion attached? I just thought it was an interesting story which is of public interest. The thread about Pat Hickey didn't come with an opinion from the OP either. Doesn't make the topic any less worthy of discussion.
Billy86 wrote: » We get a gentle reminder that as a nation we have had more than our fair share of terrorists and still do have 'em... and in only 7 replies, we've got someone trying to pass the focus and blame on to Muslims. So predictable. :pac: Good to see they got him though before anything could happen, and hats off to the relevant authorities.
Mint Aero wrote: » The only terror a man faces is the terror he see when faced with terror.
Ol Dirty Masscard wrote: » Since...
Billy86 wrote: » Since this post has nothing to do with the Royal Marine being arrested as part of an Irish dissident Republican terror plot, why is it in this thread?
Ol Dirty Masscard wrote: » Because you threw a hissy fit pretending that Islamist terrorism is overblown, despite the fact we currently have more people resident in this state who have engaged in Islamist terrorism than we have Loyalists/ Republicans who have engaged in any meaningful level of terrorism (drug wars are not terrorism) in over a decade. ISIS and their sympathisers have, in Western states, killed 10 percent of the North's total Troubles victims in about 18 months.
Ol Dirty Masscard wrote: » Because you threw a hissy fit pretending that Islamist terrorism is overblown, despite the fact we currently have more people resident in this state who have engaged in Islamist terrorism than we have Loyalists/ Republicans who have engaged in any meaningful level of terrorism (drug wars are not terrorism) in over a decade. Your friends ISIS and their sympathisers have, in Western states, killed 10 percent of the North's total Troubles victims in about 18 months.
Arsemageddon wrote: » Can you give any details about the numerous Islamic fundamentalist attacks that have taken place in Ireland? I seem to have missed them on the news.
Billy86 wrote: » Good job on the emotive wording, wow! Now what I actually posted was this... your bar for 'hissy fit' is gas. Weird, but gas: We get a gentle reminder that as a nation we have had more than our fair share of terrorists and still do have 'em... and in only 7 replies, we've got someone trying to pass the focus and blame on to Muslims. So predictable. :pac: You'll see that was in response to someone already eager to bring up Muslims, hence why I mentioned it. So what do Muslims have to do with the IRA? Try actually answering that. You don't seem able to, hence how obviously shoe-horned in and silly the references in your post are.
Ol Dirty Masscard wrote: » There are, on this island, between 30 and 50 people who have participated in armed Jihadist groups in Syria/ Iraq over the past four years, according to Gardai. Loyalists haven't murdered their stated target group (Nationalists) by gunfire since circa 2002. Republicans have killed roughly six members of the security forces in 15 years.
Arsemageddon wrote: » So that would be zero Islamic fundamentalist attacks in Ireland then?
Ol Dirty Masscard wrote: » Are you a bit slow or something?
Arsemageddon wrote: » If thinking your posts contain are a load of b0llocks filled with makey-uppey statistics then yes, I am slow.
