Militant Islam Monitor > Articles > 3 held in Wales under terror laws - Warning that Millennium stadium is potential target 3 held in Wales under terror laws - Warning that Millennium stadium is potential targetAugust 26, 2005 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=ahjepOW56gTk&refer=europe U.K. Police Arrest, Question 3 Men in Wales Under Terrorism Act Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Police in Wales said they arrested three men under the U.K.'s anti-terrorism act. "They are still being detained for questioning," Gwent Police said today in an e-mailed statement. The men, who are from the Newport area in Monmouthshire, were arrested yesterday in Newport, police said. Police declined to identify the men or to provide details on the arrests, including comment on whether the case is related to attacks in London last month. Suicide bombers on July 7 killed 52 people on three subway trains and a bus in the British capital. On July 21, four bombs partly detonated on the city's transportation system without injuring anyone. -------------------------------------------------- 3 held in Wales under terror laws http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/26/uk.gwent.arrests/ LONDON, England (CNN) -- British police were questioning three men Friday detained in South Wales under anti-terrorism laws. The three men, all from the southern Welsh city of Newport, were held overnight, police said. "The three men were arrested by the Gwent Police yesterday under the Terrorism Act," a spokesman told CNN. "The three men, all from the Newport area, were arrested yesterday afternoon after being detained on Chepstow Road in Newport. They are still being detained for questioning." Police said inquiries were continuing. ----------------------------------------------- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4182914.stm
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