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 success. He insisted his son was innocent. The former teacher said: "My 
 son is incapable of such acts. Mohammed is pious, like the rest of us, 
 but certainly not an Islamist extremist." 
  
 Last night, Mr Asha said he called on Jordan's King Abdullah II to 
 intervene with the British authorities, saying: "Not all Arabs are 
 terrorists." He went on to say: "I cannot imagine he had any other goal 
 than to realise his ambition by studying in Britain." 
  
 The fact that none of the suspects appears to be British indicates a 
 new style of terrorist cell. In previous terrorist operations, 
 including the London bombings of 7/7, the perpetrators were radicalised 
 British Muslims with connections to Pakistan. 
  
 It is understood that British intelligence is searching for links with 
 Ansar al-Islam, a militant group based in northern Iraq and loosely 
 linked to al-Qaeda, who have previously operated in Britain. 
  
 Last night, officers from both MI5 and MI6 were still urgently trying 
 to establish the backgrounds of those now under arrest, looking for 
 signs of when they may have fallen under the sway of militant Islam. 
  
 The most disturbing scenario being explored by intelligence officers is 
 that those behind the London and Glasgow plot had been sent to Britain 
 by a terrorist network, with the specific intention of carrying out 
 terrorism here. 
  
 "If they have come here with the specific plan of carrying out 
 bombings, that is extremely serious," said Alex Carlile, the 
 government's independent reviewer of terrorism. 
  
 There may be a precedent for such an alarming situation. In the autumn 
 of 2005, following an MI5-led surveillance operation, police arrested 
 several Iraqi men in raids in London and the West Midlands. None of 
 those arrested were ever charged, but MI5 believed they were in the 
 final stages of preparing terrorist attacks in Britain. 
  
 Six of the men had control orders imposed on them. Court papers at the 
 time showed that British intelligence agencies believed they were 
 members of Ansar al-Islam. Two group members have since absconded, and 
 at least one is believed to remain at large in the UK. Air of relief in 
 Glasgow terminal as search for clues goes on 
  
 THE smell of smoke still hung heavy in the air inside Glasgow Airport's 
 main terminal yesterday on its first full day back in operation after 
 Saturday's attack. 
  
 The thousands of holidaymakers and other passengers who poured into the 
 building were largely screened from the damage caused by the blazing 
 Jeep by 7ft-high tarpaulins. 
  
 However, while the ground-floor entry doors - including the one the 
 vehicle rammed - were blocked off and painted over, blackened cladding 
 on the surrounding ceiling was visible where the fire had spread. 
  
 Some passengers said the worst thing was getting to the airport - and 
 once safely inside they felt more reassured. 
  
 Masseuses at the "Relaxation Station" did brisk business soothing 
 jitters - both among jumpy passengers unnerved by their journey to the 
 terminal and exhausted airport staff who had worked all weekend. 
  
 However, in contrast to the hubbub inside the terminal, filled with 
 queues and luggage trollies, there was an eerie quiet on the 
 blocked-off forecourt outside as two squads of police officers wearing 
 blue gloves conducted fingertip searches. 
  
 The officers worked round abandoned trollies and fire hoses snaking 
 across the roadway. In a corner, wheelbarrows, brooms, camera tripods 
 and piles of fluorescent jackets numbered among the paraphernalia of 
 the search teams. 
  
 Moving at less than a snail's pace, and often on hands and knees, they 
 continually paused to pick up tiny fragments from between the grooves 
 of the brickwork of the pavements. 
  
 Shreds of blackened material, thought to be the remains of clothing 
 which burnt off one of the terrorists, lay beside a lamppost, taped off 
 and marked by a blue "Police Accident" sign. 
  
 Tarnished metal cladding hung off the building where the fire caused by 
 the attack had eaten into the structure, while exposed fire-resistant 
 underlay flapped in the wind. 
  
 At the edge of the cordon, police congregated beside a revolving 
 advertising hoarding. Its greeting, now weighed with irony, is: 
 "Welcome to the best small country in the world." 
  
 ALASTAIR DALTON 
 TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT 
 Who knew what, and when, about terrorist attacks? 
  
 When did the alleged Glasgow airport bombers arrive in Scotland? 
  
 John Neilson, Assistant Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police, has 
 confirmed the two suspects arrested at the scene had "come to Scotland 
 a short while ago to seek work". The owner of a house in Houston, 
 Renfrewshire which is being searched as part of the investigation, also 
 told The Scotsman that her letting agent reported a "young Asian 
 doctor" moved into the property in April. 
  
 Were authorities on the trail of the Glasgow bombers before Saturday's 
 attack? 
  
 It would appear that investigators established a potential link to the 
 failed London bombings hours before the terminal was targeted. 
  
 Daniel Gardiner, whose company was responsible for letting the house in 
 Houston, said Strathclyde Police attempted to contact him just hours 
 before the attack. He revealed officers had traced the firm after 
 tracking phone records connected to the foiled London attacks. It is 
 not yet clear whether MI5 was monitoring the suspects. 
  
 Can the attacks be connected to any other successful or failed terror 
 plots? 
  
 So far the police have not speculated. 
  
 But on Friday, Peter Clarke, Scotland Yard's anti terrorism chief, did 
 say elements, like th gas cylinders, did "resonate" with previous 
 attacks. In 2006 Dhiren Barot, of London, was jailed for life for 
 planning an attack using a limo packed with explosives. Seven 
 accomplices were jailed this year. Police in Pakistan uncovered plans 
 he had sent to al-Qaeda figures detailing how he could blow up UK 
 targets ith propane gas canisters. 
  
 But Scotland Yard have dismissed reports the plans were linked to this 
 weeks attacks. 
  
 How did the bombers know how to construct an improvised explosive 
 device? 
  
 Some members convicted in previous bomb plots on British soil had spent 
 time in terror training camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, an 
 Arabic-language manual on how to build car bombs is available on at 
 least one jihadi website. Detailed instructional videos are also 
 available online. The so-called "Nemo document" - which was posted on 
 the internet last year and contains clips from the children's film 
 Finding Nemo alongside images of Osama bin Laden - shows how to create 
 a bomb from a gas cylinder. It also shows how to use a mobile phone as 
 a detonator. 
  
 What were the apparent differences between the London and Glasgow bombs? 
  
 While both devices involved gas canisters and petrol, the car bomb 
 found outside London's Tiger Tiger nightclub also contained nails and 
 was intended to be detonated from a distance. 
  
 The Glasgow airport bombing appeared to be an attempted suicide attack. 
 There are reports no nails were found in the vehicle in the Glasgow 
 attack. 
  
 For how much longer will the alert level be able to stay "critical"? 
  
 The situation is unlikely to change until MI5 is satisfied that 
 everyone involved in the plot has been detained. 
  
 Is al-Qaeda becoming more effective? 
  
 IntelCenter, a US-based firm specialising in terror analysis, examined 
 60 of the most significant attacks since 1998 - including the Glasgow 
 airport bombing. 
  
  
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