Woman arrested over suicide bombing

The wife of a man who carried out a suicide bombing in Sweden last year has been arrested by police in Britain, it emerged today.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2011 - 20:56

The wife of a man who carried out a suicide bombing in Sweden last year has been arrested by police in Britain, it emerged today.

It is understood Mona Thwany, the wife of Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly who killed himself and injured two people in Stockholm in December, was arrested yesterday in Luton.

Scotland Yard confirmed that a 28-year-old woman had been arrested on suspicion of carrying out preparatory acts for a terrorist attack.

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