North West Terror Raids
 

Surely everyone has heard about them by now

Its really scary though, the places ITV headlined with as targets are some of the places I go to most ...

Yeah, it's pretty scary. I know a lot of people that go to LJMU too, though none of them were in the library at the time of the "raid".

Thankfully it was intervened, but there'll be numerous other plans happening right now.

Nah havent heard anything as of yet?

yea i had it on b4, they were going to target a footy match aswell i think.

LOL I want to know what's going on. :/

LOL, read or watch some news, people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7991936.stm

I do watch the news.

Just havent today lol.

LOL normally I would watch the news for a little while in the day but i've just kinda woken up from a long sleep after feeling sick 12 times. :/

Flipping heck! Cheethnam hill? Thats quite close to where I live, my friend lives there :S

Or yesterday evening/night obviously :tongue:

ITV News shown 4 images of expected targets during the headlines:

- The Arndale
- The Trafford Centre
- The Printworks/The Birdcage
- St Annes Square

So although its in mainly Liverpool, they obviously think Manchester was the main target ...

I go to The Arndale oftenish, but then again I remember when Metro Centre in Gateshead was the main target for like a year - cos it's the biggest mall in Europe - nothing shall stop me when I shop!

Ok this will sound incredibly thick but what actually a terror raid? :conf2: Is it to do with terrorists?

I am so gunna regret posting this :blush2::blush2::blush2:

Its when the police raid the houses or locations of people they suspect are planning a terrorist attack. :spin2:

In this case, the "raid" resulted in the arrest of 12 men they suspected were going to attack some targets in England.

Is this were 2 men were arrested in a homebase store in clitheroe?

Yeah.

There were also some men arrested in Cheetham in a cybercafe, and a house.

Arrests were also made in LJMU, and along a motorway.

Omg thats really scary!! So if they didnt get there on time could something terrible have happened? x

The local asians are against this, not the terror plot but the police raids...

Oh right! it was breaking news last night on sky news but i didnt really take any notice of it until the news was on tonight

Its kinda scary because the places rumoured to have been targeted are everyday places where you can see yourself being, it makes the threat seem a lot more real to the public which I suppose is a good thing

Some are, but that's because they knew them as neighbours and not terrorists. Some aren't. You can't really say "the local asians" then give one viewpoint. Afterall, it's themselves or their family that would also have been the target.

I live near Clitheroe its about 20 mins away from where I live its only really small so its pretty freaky so close to home.
And like lauren(I think it was you) I visit Arndale and trafford center quite a lot but its not stopping me from going

I agree, I go to all the places Tom mentioned on a very regular bases, I go near St Annes square and through The Arndale every day! It is on my walking course to college.