Yet Another "Terror Plot" Evaporates

Gotta keep the dullards on edge.

Six men held over plot to attack Pope are released without charge

"Six men held by counter-terrorism police probing an alleged plot to attack the Pope have all been released without charge, Scotland Yard said today.

The men, all believed to be of North African origin, were arrested on Friday in London.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Six men who were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 on Friday, September 17, were all released without charge late on Saturday night and early this morning.'

Police searched eight homes in north and east London and two business premises in central London, including a street cleaning depot as part of the investigation.

The Metropolitan Police said the searches of the premises had been completed and had not revealed any weapons or suspicious materials.

The men are believed to have been overheard by a colleague as they shared a joke in their canteen.

The Sunday Mirror reported that one of them said: 'It would be pretty difficult to shoot the Pope, wouldn't it, as his car is bulletproof?'

Another replied: 'Yeah, but I bet an RPG would get through that easily enough.'

A police source told the newspaper: 'When we received the information it was decided that we needed to get the men in and see if there was a real terrorist plot."