Woman released in bomb plot probe
Several suspects remain in custody over the failed car bombings
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Friday, 13, Jul 2007 08:24
A woman arrested over the attempted car bombings in London and at Glasgow airport has been released by police without charge.
The 27-year-old woman, who was arrested on June 30th on the M6 motorway in Cheshire, was released at around 19:40 BST last night, Scotland Yard said in a statement.
Media reports had identified the woman as the wife of Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, who was arrested at the same time and remains in custody along with several other suspects.
In a further development police in Australia have reportedly dropped a request to extend the period for which they can detain a suspect held there over the failed terror attacks in Britain.
Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef, 27, was arrested at Brisbane airport on July 2nd after attempting to leave Australia on a one-way ticket to India.
It is understood that Australian federal police now have just hours left to question the medic, who had been working at a Queensland hospital after moving from Britain, before either charging or releasing him.
According to Australian media reports, detectives have failed to uncover evidence linking Haneef to the failed car bombings in the UK, but believe he has had significant contact with other suspects.
So far police in the UK have charged one man following the discovery of two bomb-laden cars in central London on June 29th and an apparent attack on Glasgow airport the next day, when a Cherokee Jeep was driven into the main terminal building and burst into flames.
Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah, 27, was remanded in custody by Westminster magistrates court on Saturday after he was charged with conspiracy to cause explosions.
A second man arrested along with Dr Abdullah following the Glasgow airport incident remains under armed guard in hospital, where he is being treated for burns incurred during the botched attack.
Four other men, including Dr Asha, are still being questioned at London's high-security Paddington Green police station.
It has emerged that a number of those held over the attempted car bombings in the capital and Scotland have links to the NHS.