British Arrest 12 Men In Anti-Terror Sweep, Serious Terror Plot Suspected

The British have conducted an extensive anti-terror sweep which has led to the arrest of 12 men. It's my guess that these men aren't members of the Tory party with roots to England for over 600 years.

From the report at Breitbart:

Twelve men were arrested in Britain on Monday on suspicion of plotting a large-scale act of terrorism, police said following pre-dawn raids across the country.
The men, aged between 17 and 28, were detained "on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the UK," said West Midlands Police, which serves the second city of Birmingham.

"This is a large-scale, pre-planned and intelligence-led operation involving several forces," said Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the officer in charge of counterterrorism policing.

"The operation is in its early stages so we are unable to go into detail at this time about the suspected offences. However, I believe it was necessary at this time to take action in order to ensure public safety."

Four of the men were from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent, north of Birmingham, and three from London.

They were all arrested by unarmed officers at or near their home addresses at around 5:00 am (0500 GMT), apart from one suspect from Stoke who was detained at a house in Birmingham.

As we know, al Qaeda has threatened some serious terror attacks on the West for this holiday season and the timing of this raid certainly isn't coincidental. It's my guess that this won't be the last of arrests in Europe this week as we get closer to Christmas. The question is whether security officials in America are on as high of an alert.

Dozen arrested in British anti-terror swoop


Twelve men were arrested in Britain on Monday on suspicion of plotting a large-scale act of terrorism, police said following pre-dawn raids across the country.
The men, aged between 17 and 28, were detained "on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the UK," said West Midlands Police, which serves the second city of Birmingham.

"This is a large-scale, pre-planned and intelligence-led operation involving several forces," said Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the officer in charge of counterterrorism policing.

"The operation is in its early stages so we are unable to go into detail at this time about the suspected offences. However, I believe it was necessary at this time to take action in order to ensure public safety."

Four of the men were from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent, north of Birmingham, and three from London.

They were all arrested by unarmed officers at or near their home addresses at around 5:00 am (0500 GMT), apart from one suspect from Stoke who was detained at a house in Birmingham.

They are being held at police stations in central London, northwest England and the West Midlands.

Police said searches were under way at their homes, the Birmingham address and another residence in London.

Britain's current terror threat level is "severe", the second-highest on a five-level grading.

"This means that a terrorist attack is highly likely," the Home Office interior ministry says.