Six street cleaners remain in police custody today after they were arrested over an alleged plot to attack the Pope.Armed officers detained the men, all believed to be Muslims of North African origin, as they prepared to go on shift at a cleaning depot in Central London.A few hours earlier, counter-terrorism officers had been tipped off that the men could have been planning to ‘harm’ Pope Benedict XVI or carry out some sort of atrocity to coincide with his visit.With only a short time to assess the credibility of the information, Yard chiefs authorised their arrests...
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