Nine more arrested in failed London bombings

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Nine more arrested in failed London bombings

July 28, 2005 09:00:00 am

[JURIST] The Metropolitan Police in London arrested nine more people [press release] Thursday in connection with the botched July 21 London bombings [JURIST report]. The arrests follow three late Wednesday [JURIST report] and four earlier in the day [JURIST report], bringing the total number of people in custody to 20, including one of the suspected bombers [JURIST report]. AP has more.

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