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Terror suspects identified

Bank of England freezes assets of 19 men

The Bank of England named and froze the assets of 19 of the 24 air terror suspects today.

Acting under the instruction of the chancellor, Gordon Brown, and on the advice of the police and security services, the bank froze the assets of 19 of those arrested yesterday in connection with an alleged plot to blow up passenger jets leaving UK airports for the US.

It acted under powers granted by the United Nations to tackle the financing of terrorism in the wake of September 11.

The oldest of the named suspects is 35 and the youngest 17. Thirteen are from east London - nine from Walthamstow, one from Chingford, one from Leyton, one from the Limehouse and Poplar area and one from Clapton.

If this 'terra plot' proves to be a load of bollocks then its safe to say no one will ever believe the security services ever again.

The suspects can be held for 28 days and I would not be suprised if they don't find any bomb making materials.

The security services's credibility is already under strain due to the shooting of Jean Charles de Mendez last year and the fiasco that was Forest Gate this year, and if this proves to be another cock up it'll just go to show that they are incomptent fools.

Also did you notice yesterday at the press conference, John Reid seemed to have had a hair cut and he was wearing a nice new suit, I mean I would of expected a bit of rumpling and perhaps a tired look but he seems to want to project an image of being in control.

I don't put much stock in the confession from the captured Pakistani suspect either.

Considering the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is involved and knowing their use of torture, the suspect would naturally tell them what they wanted to here.

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