@Hazzreid What makes you say they were violent terrorists? All we actually know at this stage is that they were 5 blokes with a few vans filled with plastic barrels.
@colone1flanders@thinkdefence Presumably because there are indications of a plot, which is why they’ve come down so hard and fast on this. They’ve then realised it’s not what they were expecting, and there is still a plot out there - probably now on the back burner!
@ORCHATERv2@Junglethc420 The government didn’t claim that. Rampant speculation on socials did. Sounds like counter terror police investigated as it looked suspicious, and have now found that they weren’t terrorists all along.
And this is why police always encourage people not to speculate. Presumably no bombs found in the vans, no terror plotting discovered, so now released on bail. Fuel thieves?
@DeanoRestore Because it’s one day in to an investigation? Which is now looking like it wasn’t even a terror incident. Really need to stop all this breathless speculation…