Eight held in terror inquiry

The man was arrested at an undisclosed location and is currently being held in custody, police said. Seven others, including one woman, have already been arrested as part of the "fast-moving" inquiry.

The latest arrest follows that of two people who were detained after "intensive police operations" in Paisley, on Sunday night, Strathclyde Police said. The men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested at residences at the town's Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH). They are being held in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act 2000. The force would not say whether they are doctors.

Detectives in London have been given until Saturday to question three people being held at Paddington Green police station. At least two of those being held by counter-terrorist police are working as doctors in the UK, police sources said.

Bilal Abdulla has been named as one of two men who drove a flaming Jeep loaded with gas canisters into the arrivals hall at Glasgow Airport. The Iraqi doctor was working at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, near the airport, which is at the centre of a massive police search. The two men arrested at the scene of the attack on Saturday are to be detained for another five days, Strathclyde Police has said.

A second doctor being held is Mohammed Asha, 26, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, who was arrested in a dramatic police swoop on the M6 motorway. Dr Asha, who trained in Jordan, is being held with his 27-year-old wife at Paddington Green police station. The third man at the high-security central London police station was arrested in the Lime Street area of Liverpool on Saturday evening. The 26-year-old is a doctor from Bangalore in India who works at Halton Hospital in Cheshire, according to the Muslim News. A colleague told the newspaper that the doctor may have been detained because he was using the mobile phone and internet account of another man who has left the UK.

Responding to The Muslim News report, a spokeswoman for Halton Hospital said: "As far as North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust is aware no one from Halton Hospital has been arrested in connection with the terror attacks."

At the Royal Alexandra Hospital on Monday a controlled explosion was detonated by bomb squad officers. The small blast took place in the area of doctors' quarters close to the main hospital building. Armed police are guarding the driver of the Jeep Cherokee at the hospital after he suffered life-threatening burns in the attack.

Assistant Chief Constable John Malcolm of Strathclyde Police urged people to remain vigilant. He said: "This continues to be a fast-moving investigation and I am grateful to the public for their perseverance and support during these difficult times."

Mr Malcolm later said co-ordination of the overall inquiry into the attempted bombings had now transferred to anti-terror police chiefs in London. "It is absolutely clear that the recent terrorist incident at Glasgow International Airport, is linked to events in London and across the UK. In that regard, the co-ordination of the UK inquiry is now under the command of DAC Peter Clarke."