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U.K.-Bound Pakistan Plane Diverted, 2 Men Arrested
(LONDON) — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two …
Runways Reopen After Emergency at Heathrow Airport
(LONDON) — A British Airways jet made an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport Friday after developing a technical problem after takeoff. TV footage showed smoke streaming from one of the engines.
Airport officials briefly closed both runways at Europe’s busiest airport, causing delays. They later resumed operation, but …
London Terror Attack: Names, Family Tragedy and Deepening Mystery
The whole world witnessed the aftermath of the suspected May 22 terror attack in London. Bystanders filmed and photographed the body of a man, lying in a suburban street, as his apparent killers, not fleeing but seeming to flaunt …
2 More Arrests in London Attack Investigation
(LONDON) — British police say two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London.
Scotland Yard said counterterrorism officers arrested a man and a woman — both 29 — on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Both suspects are in custody at a south London police …
UK Soldier Slaying Suspects Had Been Investigated
(LONDON) — Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been part of previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine …
Britain’s Prime Minister Denounces Violent Responses to Wednesday’s Brutal Knife Attack
British Prime Minister David Cameron this morning denounced right-wing riots and attacks on mosques as “knee-jerk responses” to the brutal knife attack apparently committed by two men on a London street yesterday as the attack …
Exclusive: Away from Domestic Pressures, British P.M. Cameron Chillaxes with TIME
David Cameron has a reputation for taking things easy. He plays games on his iPad; he revels in family life; an anonymous friend told his biographers Francis Elliott and James Hanning that “if there was an Olympic gold medal for …
U.K. Official: Suspects Part of Previous Probes
(LONDON) — A British government official says both suspects in the brutal killing of a solider were part of previous security services investigations for possible terror links.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the investigation, said he could not provide other details …
UK Officials: Radical Islam Drives London Attack
(LONDON) — Two U.K. government officials say a brutal attack that left one man dead near a London military barracks appears to have been motivated by radical Islam.
Two men apparently attacked another man near a London barracks Wednesday. Police said he died and the other two were shot by police and taken to separate …
London Man Hacked to Death in Suspected Terrorist Attack
A man has been killed in a violent attack in the southeast London area of Woolwich. Police arrived at the scene and shot the two assailants, who according to eyewitness accounts had a firearm.
There have been unconfirmed …
Cameron: ‘Indications’ London Attack Terror
(LONDON) — A brazen, brutal attack near a military barracks in London on Wednesday afternoon left one man dead and two suspects in the hospital. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be …
UK Official: Violent Attack in London Could Be Terror-Related
(LONDON) — A British official says a violent attack near a London barracks is being investigated as a possible terrorist act.
Police said two men attacked another man on Wednesday. One man is dead and two others were …
