1 charged, 4 in custody for Glasgow attacks

London, July 13: While police in Australia have withdrawn an application to extend the detention of Indian doctor, Mohammed Haneef, 27, a woman held over the foiled terror attacks in London and Glasgow airport has been freed without charge, police have said.

Marwa Asha, 27, from Staffordshire, was arrested with her husband, Dr Mohammed Asha, 26, on June 30. Dr Asha remains in custody at a London police station.

Until now one man has been charged over the suspected attacks and four more remain in custody. Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdullah, 27, is the only person to be charged over the failed bombings.

Dr Abdullah was remanded in custody on Saturday at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London. He is accused of conspiracy to cause explosions.

Police are continuing to question Dr Asha and three other men at London's Paddington Green station.

Officers have until July 14 to question Dr Asha and Dr Sabeel Ahmed, 26, who is from India and works at Halton Hospital in Cheshire. Dr Ahmed was detained in Liverpool.

Two other men, aged 25 and 28, thought to be medical students or doctors, were arrested at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley.

They can be held by police until July 15.

Another suspect, Kafeel Ahmed, 27, from Bangalore, brother of Sabeel Ahmed is in a specialist burns unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary under armed guard. He suffered 90 per cent burns and has very remote chances of surviving. The hospital said his condition "remains critical."

UNI

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