Ricin!: the inside story of the terror plot that never was
In January 2003, the British media splashed the news that anti-terror police had disrupted an Al-Qaeda cell, poised to unleash the deadly poison ricin on the capital. Police had reportedly found traces of ricin, as well as a panoply of bomb and poison-making equipment in the cell's 'factor...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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London [u.a.]
Pluto Press
2010
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In: | Year: 2010 |
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Summary: | In January 2003, the British media splashed the news that anti-terror police had disrupted an Al-Qaeda cell, poised to unleash the deadly poison ricin on the capital. Police had reportedly found traces of ricin, as well as a panoply of bomb and poison-making equipment in the cell's 'factory of death' - a shabby flat in north London. But when the 'ricin plot' came to trial at the Old Bailey, a very different story emerged: there was no ricin and no plot. For the first time, this book tells the inside story of what really happened |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index |
Physical Description: | XIV, 206 S. Ill. |
ISBN: | 0745329276 0745329284 9780745329277 9780745329284 |