Members of the alleged Al Qaeda cell suspected of plotting
a Bank Holiday terror atrocity worked for a firm based at
Manchester Airport.
At least one drove vans for a cargo company which has access
to sensitive locations.
A further two had passed security industry checks which enabled
them to guard premises overnight, further raising fears that
members of the gang - all but one of them Pakistani students
- were planning to infiltrate high-profile targets before
an attack.
The revelations came as police continued to question the 12
suspects and search properties across the North West, including
one being examined as a possible bomb factory.
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It was further claimed that some of the men have links to
the terror group accused of the devastating Mumbai attacks
in India which left more than 170 dead. The group, Lashkar-e-Taiba,
or Army of the Righteous, was also blamed for the Lahore cricket
atrocity.
The investigation in Britain, which began with daylight raids
on Wednesday following anti-terror chief Bob Quick's Downing
Street gaffe, was launched over fears of a devastating terror
attack as early as this weekend.
