On Friday, police arrest 5 men in London get arrest from suspicion of terrorism during the Pope’s first visit to the capital. The police got a tip from someone in the early hours of the morning “on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of act of terrorism.” One person familiar with this act of threat towards Pope Benedict XVI said that the threat was seen as low key and police have arrested them as a precaution. A spokeswomen has said they were employed by Veolia Environmental Services, who are contracted to clean Westminister Streets, where the Pope was to appear at. The men arrested were from 25 to 50 years old and brought into questioning by London police. The police searched all over London looking for hazardous or suspicious items, but nothing was found. The pope was let known of these acts and decided to continued with his schedule of appearances.
I think that this is a very dangerous threat because many people look up Pope Benedict XVI, he is a leader in religion but also a leader in many other ways. He promotes human rights, world peace, and equality throughout the world, just to name a few. Many people would be greatly devastated if this were to have happened. Losing the Pope through an act of terrorism would hurt many Catholics throughout the world.
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I agree that although this may have not been a real threat, it was a threat to many people. Any act of violence against the pope would only hurt the Catholic church, it would affect many people. He symbolizes much of Europeans and North Americans. Any harm done to the pope would be very extreme and would cause an uprise internationally.
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