Ninth man questioned

A ninth British man faces questioning by anti-terrorist detectives today after his arrest in connection with a suspected al Qaeda plot to bomb London.

The 27-year-old was held at the terrace home he shares with his family in Crawley.

He was taken to Paddington Green police station where police are continuing to question eight others who were arrested in a series of dawn raids in London and the Home Counties on Tuesday.

Police believe fanatics were plotting to use half a tonne of fertiliser found in west London to mount a massive bomb attack in the capital.

The latest arrest came as a man was due to appear in court in Ottawa, Canada today in connection with alleged terrorist offences in London.

Mohammad Momin Khawaja, 24, was arrested on Monday for allegedly "enhancing the ability of a terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity".

His father, Mahboob, is also reported to have been detained in Saudi Arabia.

Security sources said the arrest in Canada was linked to the nine arrests in Britain. Sources described Khawaja as being "fairly significant" in the alleged bombing plot.

Seven of the eight originally held are of Pakistani origin, one is of Algerian descent. All are British and aged between 17 and 32.