* UK police seize extremist literature, weapons in raids
* British Muslim parliamentarian praises police for timely action
Daily Times Monitor
LAHORE: British police have foiled a plan to attack mosques in different parts of Britain and arrested 32 Caucasian men in raids in London, a private TV channel reported.
According to the channel, the men in custody had accumulated rocket-launchers, hand grenades and explosives for the attacks. The channel quoted its sources as saying that London police raided 20 different places and investigated various people, arresting 32. Membership cards of the radical British National Party (BNP) and hate literature were also seized in the raids.
Timely action: British Muslim parliamentarian Muhammad Sarwar praised police and other law enforcement agencies for their timely action to prevent attacks on the places of worship.
He told the channel that he would be in touch with the home secretary and other officials concerned on the issue. He said it was the responsibility of the British government to protect the lives, property and religious places of all the communities living in the country.

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