NRI doc arrested in link with UK terror plot
An Indian doctor has been arrested and another physician is being questioned by police in connection with the foiled terror attacks in London and Glasgow.
By PTI |
MELBOURNE: An Indian doctor has been arrested and another physician is being questioned by police in connection with the foiled terror attacks in London and Glasgow, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday.
"The first person taken into custody is an Indian national who came to Australia sponsored by the Queensland (state) health department," Howard told reporters in Canberra.
"The 27-year-old doctor, who was a registrar at the Gold Coast hospital in eastern Queensland state, was arrested by counter-terrorism police at Brisbane International Airport last night, where he was trying to board a flight with one-way ticket," Attorney General Philip Ruddock earlier said.
It is understood the doctor was headed for India via the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, on a one-way air ticket, but had not resigned from his job at the Gold Coast Hospital.
"No charges have been filed yet," he said, adding "the man was now assisting police with their inquiries."
"The first person taken into custody is an Indian national who came to Australia sponsored by the Queensland (state) health department," Howard told reporters in Canberra.
"The 27-year-old doctor, who was a registrar at the Gold Coast hospital in eastern Queensland state, was arrested by counter-terrorism police at Brisbane International Airport last night, where he was trying to board a flight with one-way ticket," Attorney General Philip Ruddock earlier said.
It is understood the doctor was headed for India via the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, on a one-way air ticket, but had not resigned from his job at the Gold Coast Hospital.
"No charges have been filed yet," he said, adding "the man was now assisting police with their inquiries."
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