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The return of the riacin case in the UK

Times:

Seven men were detained in London and Manchester early this morning in raids carried out under the Home Secretary's powers to deport foreign nationals who pose a threat to national security.

Six of the men were held after Immigration Service officers and police raided addresses in London, while the seventh was picked up in Whalley Range, Manchester.

The Home Office has refused to name the men or give their nationalities, but it is believed that all the suspects are Algerian and that several of them were among the men accused of plotting to poison Londoners with ricin in a case that collapsed earlier this year.

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Today's raids bring to 17 the number of foreign nationals currently held by the Home Office with a view to their deportation to their countries of origin, a process the Government admits could take years.

Britain is preparing to agree deals to deport the men to ten countries, including Algeria, that routinely torture terrorism suspects. Under so-called memoranda of understanding, the receiving countries will promise to treat the suspects humanely.

So far, only one agreement has been made public, between Britain and Jordan, under which the Government hopes to deport Abu Qatada, one of the men detained in August, who has been described as al-Qaeda's spiritual ambassador in Europe.

Human rights groups and the UN have all condemned the diplomatic agreements and today a spokesman for Liberty expressed his concern that the men could be deported to Algeria:

What do the human rights wackos want to do with them? They probably would not want their privacy invaded by being kept under close observation. These groups would rather see mass murder of their fellow citizens than deportation.