Ricin!: the inside story of the terror plot that never was

by Archer, Lee

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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 i…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Ricin! : the inside story of the terror plot that never was / Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon ; foreword by Michael Mansfield.

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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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Pluto Press
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiv, 206 p. : : ill.

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:on1200876359
  • LC Classification:HV6433.4.G72
  • Dewey Decimal:363.3253

Subjects

Bioterrorism Bioterrorism -- England Bioterrorisme -- Angleterre Chemical Terrorism Chemical terrorism -- England England -- London Terrorisme chimique -- Angleterre

Writers

Archer, Lee Bawdon, Fiona Mansfield, Michael

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