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| − | '''Operation Crevice''' was the codename given to the largest counter-terrorism operation ever conducted in the | + | '''Operation Crevice''' was the codename given to the largest "[[counter-terrorism]]" operation ever conducted in the UK. It involved the [[Metropolitan Police Service]], [[MI5]], [[MI6]], the [[CIA]], the [[ISI]] and [[Canadian intelligence services]].<ref name="MPS Crevice Statement"> [http://www.met.police.uk/news/video/opcrevice/amin_interv_sm.wmv Operation Crevice: MPS Statement by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke], ''[[Metropolitan Police Service]]'', 30 April 2007, accessed 30.08.10 </ref> It is sometimes referred to as ''the fertiliser plot'' or the ''the fertiliser bomb plot.'' The plot - alleged to be an [[Al-Qaeda]] operation that was reportedly ordered by 'senior al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan and Afghanistan,' <ref name="BBC 1">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6195914.stm Five get life over UK bomb plot], ''BBC News'', 30 April 2007, accessed 30.08.10</ref> aimed to target a series of sites in the United Kingdom with ammonium nitrate bombs. The ringleader and commander of the plot was [[Omar Khyam]]. |
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Revision as of 06:32, 1 February 2019
 Statement on Operation Crevice from the Metropolitan Police Service | |
| Date | 30 March 2004 |
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| Perpetrators | Metropolitan Police Service, MI5, MI6, CIA, ISI, Canadian intelligence services |
| Description | A raid launched in the UK on the so-called "fertiliser bomb plotters". |
Operation Crevice was the codename given to the largest "counter-terrorism" operation ever conducted in the UK. It involved the Metropolitan Police Service, MI5, MI6, the CIA, the ISI and Canadian intelligence services.[1] It is sometimes referred to as the fertiliser plot or the the fertiliser bomb plot. The plot - alleged to be an Al-Qaeda operation that was reportedly ordered by 'senior al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan and Afghanistan,' [2] aimed to target a series of sites in the United Kingdom with ammonium nitrate bombs. The ringleader and commander of the plot was Omar Khyam.
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References
- ↑ Operation Crevice: MPS Statement by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, Metropolitan Police Service, 30 April 2007, accessed 30.08.10
- ↑ Five get life over UK bomb plot, BBC News, 30 April 2007, accessed 30.08.10
