A plot by Al Qaeda terrorists to escape from a British jail in a hijacked helicopter has been foiled.
Nine Muslim inmates planned to kidnap the jail imam during prayers with weapons hidden in the mosque at Full Sutton prison in East Yorkshire.
Their plan was to then use the imam as a human shield as they made their way to the sports field.
Once there, accomplices from the outside were to pick them up in a helicopter hijacked at gunpoint after being hired for 'business'.
Acting on a tip-off, wardens at the jail swooped on the inmates hours before the escape attempt was due to begin on Friday.
The nine men were immediately segregated from other inmates and will now be transferred to different prisons.
The jail imam is not believed to have been involved in the plot.
UPDATE: From the Prison Service website...
Full Sutton
Full Sutton is a modern, purpose-built, maximum security prison for men in category A and category B.
It opened in 1987 and lies about 11 miles east of the City of York in open countryside in the village of Full Sutton, near to the town of Pocklington.
The prison's primary function is to hold, in conditions of high security, some of the most difficult and dangerous criminals in the country.
Address:
HMP Full Sutton
York
YO41 1PS
Tel: 01759 475100
Fax: 01759 371206
Governor: Steve Tilley
Accommodation: Cells
Operational capacity: 608 as of 18th October 2006
Reception criteria: Normal reception criteria. Full Sutton will not accept prisoners who have been sentenced to less than 4 years, or who have less than 12 months left to serve.
My own view is that something stinks about this story of an alleged plot. It is very similar in nature to the Draper plot launched from Gartree Prison.
Press Association report...
Prison escape plot foiled by staff
I remain skeptical and wonder what other news this might bury?
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