"Suspected terrorists were planning to unleash a wave of "apocalyptic" [ Hmm. That word keeps cropping up, doesn't it? -ed. ] attacks on land and air, using an arsenal of bombs and weaponry, including firearms, investigators have discovered.

Police and intelligence sources have indicated that the alleged plot which was thwarted last week was targeted at the UK, as well as at airliners heading for the US, and could have caused devastating loss of life and destruction on the British mainland. One Whitehall source said "many dozens" of plots were under investigation, involving "hundreds" of suspects. [ More evidence for this being the "resounding slap" I think. Still seems weak for a "devastating fist-blow" though. I think that's still coming. I'm praying we can stop it also -- although this gives me less confidence that we've actually stopped the "slap"... -ed. ] "