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07-02-2007, 01:39 PM
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1273160,00.html
One of the men involved in the failed terror attack on Glasgow airport was an Iraqi doctor who trained in Baghdad, sources have told Sky News.
Sources named the man as Bilal Abdulla - he was left relatively unscathed in the incident, pictured being led away from the explosion by police.
He worked at the Royal Alexandra Hospital near Glasgow.
Police blew up a second suspect car outside the hospital on Monday - the first car was detonated on Sunday.
The other man detained at Glasgow airport had severe burns and remains in a critical condition at the Royal Alexandra - he was in the flaming jeep that was driven at one of the airport terminals.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Asha, 26, has been named as a man arrested on the M6 on Saturday night.
The Jordanian was detained with a woman of 27 dressed in traditional Muslim dress, believed to be his wife, on the M6 near Sandbach in Cheshire.
Dr Asha, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, worked at the North Staffordshire Hospital, where police have been searching his office.
He gained his medical qualifications in Jordan in 2004 and came to Britain the following year.
He was seen wearing a stethoscope at his rented home in the village of Houston, near Glasgow Airport, a letting agent said.
His father appeared on Jordanian TV on Monday claiming his son was innocent.
Monday's rapid developments continued with two more arrests.
Two men, aged 28 and 25, are being held in connection with the incident at Glasgow airport. Neither is believed to be of Scottish origin.
Police said the arrests were the result of "intensive police operations in the Paisley area".
It has emerged the net was closing in on the airport attackers as they made their final preparations.
Detectives tried to contact the agency that let a property to the doctor just 10 minutes before they struck.
Homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire have been raided in connection with the M6 arrests. Properties in Houston are also being searched.
The UK remains on a "critical" state of terror alert - the highest possible - after police linked the three failed bombings.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has refused to comment on reports the suspects were members of a foreign terror cell.
She addressed the Commons and thanked the emergency services for their response to the incidents.
She said 19 locations had been searched.
The first of the arrests were made on Saturday when two men drove the Jeep into the terminal building at Glasgow airport.
A man of 26 and a 27-year-old woman were then detained on the M6 in Cheshire.
The pair were taken for questioning to high-security Paddington Green police station in west London.
A fifth person was arrested in the Lime Street area of Liverpool. He has also been transferred to Paddington Green.
Police have until Saturday to question all three suspects taken there.
The Cherokee Jeep used in the airport attack was packed with gas canisters which would have caused massive casualties if they had exploded.
The driver is said to be in a critical condition in hospital where he is being treated for burns. The second man in the car, a 27-year-old, is in custody.
Assistant Chief Constable John Malcolm has appealed for information on the movements of the Jeep, registration L808 RDT.
The Glasgow attack followed the attempted bombings in London early on Friday, when two Mercedes packed with petrol and nails were parked in the West End.
One of the men involved in the failed terror attack on Glasgow airport was an Iraqi doctor who trained in Baghdad, sources have told Sky News.
Sources named the man as Bilal Abdulla - he was left relatively unscathed in the incident, pictured being led away from the explosion by police.
He worked at the Royal Alexandra Hospital near Glasgow.
Police blew up a second suspect car outside the hospital on Monday - the first car was detonated on Sunday.
The other man detained at Glasgow airport had severe burns and remains in a critical condition at the Royal Alexandra - he was in the flaming jeep that was driven at one of the airport terminals.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Asha, 26, has been named as a man arrested on the M6 on Saturday night.
The Jordanian was detained with a woman of 27 dressed in traditional Muslim dress, believed to be his wife, on the M6 near Sandbach in Cheshire.
Dr Asha, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, worked at the North Staffordshire Hospital, where police have been searching his office.
He gained his medical qualifications in Jordan in 2004 and came to Britain the following year.
He was seen wearing a stethoscope at his rented home in the village of Houston, near Glasgow Airport, a letting agent said.
His father appeared on Jordanian TV on Monday claiming his son was innocent.
Monday's rapid developments continued with two more arrests.
Two men, aged 28 and 25, are being held in connection with the incident at Glasgow airport. Neither is believed to be of Scottish origin.
Police said the arrests were the result of "intensive police operations in the Paisley area".
It has emerged the net was closing in on the airport attackers as they made their final preparations.
Detectives tried to contact the agency that let a property to the doctor just 10 minutes before they struck.
Homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire have been raided in connection with the M6 arrests. Properties in Houston are also being searched.
The UK remains on a "critical" state of terror alert - the highest possible - after police linked the three failed bombings.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has refused to comment on reports the suspects were members of a foreign terror cell.
She addressed the Commons and thanked the emergency services for their response to the incidents.
She said 19 locations had been searched.
The first of the arrests were made on Saturday when two men drove the Jeep into the terminal building at Glasgow airport.
A man of 26 and a 27-year-old woman were then detained on the M6 in Cheshire.
The pair were taken for questioning to high-security Paddington Green police station in west London.
A fifth person was arrested in the Lime Street area of Liverpool. He has also been transferred to Paddington Green.
Police have until Saturday to question all three suspects taken there.
The Cherokee Jeep used in the airport attack was packed with gas canisters which would have caused massive casualties if they had exploded.
The driver is said to be in a critical condition in hospital where he is being treated for burns. The second man in the car, a 27-year-old, is in custody.
Assistant Chief Constable John Malcolm has appealed for information on the movements of the Jeep, registration L808 RDT.
The Glasgow attack followed the attempted bombings in London early on Friday, when two Mercedes packed with petrol and nails were parked in the West End.