Scotland Yard swoop on British Al Qaeda gang

LONDON,NOVEMBER 29: In A dramatic swoop, the anti-terrorist squad of Scotland Yard has arrested a 24-year-old Al Qaeda man in Gloucester. The suspect is said to be of Pakistani origin...

In a statement, Scotland Yard said: ��Searches at the address in Gloucester are ongoing. Buildings in the vicinity have been evacuated due to suspicions that explosives may be there. Anti-terrorist officers are working with Lancashire Constabulary who are also searching two addresses in Blackburn.�� Scotland Yard would not comment on reports that the suspect was planning a suicide attack on a football ground. A ��small amount�� of explosives was found, which was removed and is being examined, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

Every al Qaeda take-down, regardless of how large or small, is a coup in and of itself. From here, authorities can back-track the suspect's movements and link him to other bad guys, and, eventually, put them out of commission as well.