The ISIS terror cell behind the atrocities in Paris and Brussels planned to the London Eye, it is claimed.
The UK have been the second country how the terrorists wished to attack, an origin said.
It has come about as four men and also a woman from Birmingham were arrested yesterday, as officers swooped within the suspected British branch in the group behind the attacks in France and Belgium.
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The ISIS terror cell behind the atrocities in Paris and Brussels planned to focus on the London Eye, according to a resource. Five suspects inside UK were arrested yesterday, following a arrest in the 'man in white' (left)
'The network were great for people London Eye along with other places where crowds gather within the UK,' an origin told The Mirror.
'Britain was second after France on the list of countries to launch a panic attack.
'British officers have already been expecting a panic attack in the UK nevertheless do.'
The dramatic developments came after months of secret surveillance following arrest of 'man in white' Mohamed Abrini, an essential player inside the Paris and Brussels attacks.
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He was arrested yesterday and is thought to have made 'multiple trips' to Birmingham. Crucial evidence secured from Abrini’s cell phone is thought to obtain led towards the UK arrests.
Three men aged 26, 40 and 59, plus a 29-year-old woman were locked in Birmingham on Thursday night.
A 26-year-old man, understood to obtain flown in upon an Easyjet flight from Marrakech, was intercepted on Friday morning at Gatwick.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind from the Paris attacks, had visited Birmingham and London
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Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind with the Paris attacks, had visited Birmingham and London
A source said: 'He was behaving perfectly normally throughout the flight. He had a speak to a woman sat close to him then fell asleep.'
Last night a cab driver's home was being searched regarding the the anti-terror raids in Birmingham. A bomb disposal squad was seen earlier on the semi-detached in Small Heath.
Neighbours said a married father-of-four who worked as taxis driver was arrested on Thursday evening.
The raids will confirm fears that Islamic State is active in Britain after it emerged which the cell continues to be under surveillance not less than four months.
Police said on Friday that no targets ended up being identified but pictures of an football stadium and shopping centres were on suspects' phones.
West Midlands Police said officers working together with MI5 and Belgian and French authorities swooped in a operation 'to address any associated threat to your UK following your attacks in Europe'.
The breakthrough inside the hunt for those linked to your attacks along the Channel comes just one week after police in Belgium identified the elusive 'man inside hat' caught on CCTV at Brussels airport.
Crucial evidence secured from Mohamed Abrini's phone is thought to obtain led to UK arrests
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Crucial evidence secured from Mohamed Abrini's phone is thought to obtain led to UK arrests
Abrini, who had previously been linked to November's attack on Paris, was arrested in Belgium and has now confessed to being the 3rd man.
French intelligence sources say Abrini met Islamist fanatics in Birmingham four months before several gun attacks and suicide bombings inside the French capital left 130 dead.
They said Abrini, 31, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, visited the West Midlands last July before flying returning to France, raising concerns over British support with the terror cell now known to have already been behind both attacks around the two European capitals.
While he was still within the run, Interpol president Mireille Ballestrazzi told the BBC's Panorama that photos of your unspecified football stadium ended up being found on Abrini's phone.
Three from the Paris attackers attemptedto enter the Stade de France during an international football friendly between France and Germany, before blowing themselves up outside.
Yesterday a burglar alarm official told the Associated Press that Abrini had made multiple trips to Birmingham a year ago, choosing several men suspected of terrorist activity.
Surveillance ended up being taking place on suspected cell members inside Birmingham area considering that the Paris attacks, the state run said.
A second security official with usage of Belgian counter-terrorism data said West Midlands Police had closed in using a ring of suspects connected to Abrini's phone after his arrest.
Abrini is the 2nd member with the terror cell thought to happen to be in the UK after it emerged the mastermind behind Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, have also been in Birmingham and London inside the months ahead of the November attacks.
Abaaoud, 28, also of Moroccan origin, was killed in a very French police raid every week after the Paris attacks.
He was known to own visited Birmingham in October together with photos of places inside the city on his smartphone, including shopping centres and football stadiums, raising concern he may are actually visiting jihadis, executing reconnaissance on targets – or both.
West Midlands Police said in December that they are taking links between Paris attackers and Birmingham 'deadly seriously' following photos emerged.
The breakthrough comes just one week after police in Belgium identified the elusive 'man from the hat'. Pictured are Belgium cops before Abrini's court hearing
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The breakthrough comes only a week after police in Belgium identified the elusive 'man inside hat'. Pictured are Belgium cops before Abrini's court hearing
A British security source told NBC News yesterday how the arrests were 'Paris and Brussels-related', knowning that Abrini was the main focus with the British investigation.
It is understood that no less than one of those under arrest yesterday is of Moroccan descent.
Abrini can be a childhood friend of Salah Abdeslam, 26, who also escaped following Paris killings but was captured in Brussels days ahead of the attacks about the city's airport and metro.
Abrini can also be accused of having accompanied two suicide bombers to Brussels airport prior to leaving behind a bomb inside a bag and walking back into the city.
He has told investigators that Abdeslam's arrest on March 18 in Brussels prompted the conspirators to advance forward plans to the follow-up attack, which came four days later within the city and killed 32.
A Belgian judge on Thursday ordered Abrini and six other suspects arrested within the attacks in Paris and Brussels to become kept behind bars for one more month.
Last night Whitehall officials described the arrests in Britain as 'significant'.
Police have a couple of days to question three with the suspects and 36 hours to question both the others.
The UK have been the second country how the terrorists wished to attack, an origin said.
It has come about as four men and also a woman from Birmingham were arrested yesterday, as officers swooped within the suspected British branch in the group behind the attacks in France and Belgium.
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The ISIS terror cell behind the atrocities in Paris and Brussels planned to focus on the London Eye, according to a resource. Five suspects inside UK were arrested yesterday, following a arrest in the 'man in white' (left)
'The network were great for people London Eye along with other places where crowds gather within the UK,' an origin told The Mirror.
'Britain was second after France on the list of countries to launch a panic attack.
'British officers have already been expecting a panic attack in the UK nevertheless do.'
The dramatic developments came after months of secret surveillance following arrest of 'man in white' Mohamed Abrini, an essential player inside the Paris and Brussels attacks.
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He was arrested yesterday and is thought to have made 'multiple trips' to Birmingham. Crucial evidence secured from Abrini’s cell phone is thought to obtain led towards the UK arrests.
Three men aged 26, 40 and 59, plus a 29-year-old woman were locked in Birmingham on Thursday night.
A 26-year-old man, understood to obtain flown in upon an Easyjet flight from Marrakech, was intercepted on Friday morning at Gatwick.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind from the Paris attacks, had visited Birmingham and London
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Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind with the Paris attacks, had visited Birmingham and London
A source said: 'He was behaving perfectly normally throughout the flight. He had a speak to a woman sat close to him then fell asleep.'
Last night a cab driver's home was being searched regarding the the anti-terror raids in Birmingham. A bomb disposal squad was seen earlier on the semi-detached in Small Heath.
Neighbours said a married father-of-four who worked as taxis driver was arrested on Thursday evening.
The raids will confirm fears that Islamic State is active in Britain after it emerged which the cell continues to be under surveillance not less than four months.
Police said on Friday that no targets ended up being identified but pictures of an football stadium and shopping centres were on suspects' phones.
West Midlands Police said officers working together with MI5 and Belgian and French authorities swooped in a operation 'to address any associated threat to your UK following your attacks in Europe'.
The breakthrough inside the hunt for those linked to your attacks along the Channel comes just one week after police in Belgium identified the elusive 'man inside hat' caught on CCTV at Brussels airport.
Crucial evidence secured from Mohamed Abrini's phone is thought to obtain led to UK arrests
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Crucial evidence secured from Mohamed Abrini's phone is thought to obtain led to UK arrests
Abrini, who had previously been linked to November's attack on Paris, was arrested in Belgium and has now confessed to being the 3rd man.
French intelligence sources say Abrini met Islamist fanatics in Birmingham four months before several gun attacks and suicide bombings inside the French capital left 130 dead.
They said Abrini, 31, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, visited the West Midlands last July before flying returning to France, raising concerns over British support with the terror cell now known to have already been behind both attacks around the two European capitals.
While he was still within the run, Interpol president Mireille Ballestrazzi told the BBC's Panorama that photos of your unspecified football stadium ended up being found on Abrini's phone.
Three from the Paris attackers attemptedto enter the Stade de France during an international football friendly between France and Germany, before blowing themselves up outside.
Yesterday a burglar alarm official told the Associated Press that Abrini had made multiple trips to Birmingham a year ago, choosing several men suspected of terrorist activity.
Surveillance ended up being taking place on suspected cell members inside Birmingham area considering that the Paris attacks, the state run said.
A second security official with usage of Belgian counter-terrorism data said West Midlands Police had closed in using a ring of suspects connected to Abrini's phone after his arrest.
Abrini is the 2nd member with the terror cell thought to happen to be in the UK after it emerged the mastermind behind Paris, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, have also been in Birmingham and London inside the months ahead of the November attacks.
Abaaoud, 28, also of Moroccan origin, was killed in a very French police raid every week after the Paris attacks.
He was known to own visited Birmingham in October together with photos of places inside the city on his smartphone, including shopping centres and football stadiums, raising concern he may are actually visiting jihadis, executing reconnaissance on targets – or both.
West Midlands Police said in December that they are taking links between Paris attackers and Birmingham 'deadly seriously' following photos emerged.
The breakthrough comes just one week after police in Belgium identified the elusive 'man from the hat'. Pictured are Belgium cops before Abrini's court hearing
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The breakthrough comes only a week after police in Belgium identified the elusive 'man inside hat'. Pictured are Belgium cops before Abrini's court hearing
A British security source told NBC News yesterday how the arrests were 'Paris and Brussels-related', knowning that Abrini was the main focus with the British investigation.
It is understood that no less than one of those under arrest yesterday is of Moroccan descent.
Abrini can be a childhood friend of Salah Abdeslam, 26, who also escaped following Paris killings but was captured in Brussels days ahead of the attacks about the city's airport and metro.
Abrini can also be accused of having accompanied two suicide bombers to Brussels airport prior to leaving behind a bomb inside a bag and walking back into the city.
He has told investigators that Abdeslam's arrest on March 18 in Brussels prompted the conspirators to advance forward plans to the follow-up attack, which came four days later within the city and killed 32.
A Belgian judge on Thursday ordered Abrini and six other suspects arrested within the attacks in Paris and Brussels to become kept behind bars for one more month.
Last night Whitehall officials described the arrests in Britain as 'significant'.
Police have a couple of days to question three with the suspects and 36 hours to question both the others.
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