Only a third of terrorism arrests lead to charges

Britain has arrested more than 1,400 people under anti-terrorism laws since September 11, 2001, the government said Wednesday, but only a third of those were charged and even fewer convicted.

Releasing the first complete statistics on the issue, covering the period from the attacks on the United States to March 31, 2008, the Home Office said there had been 1,471 arrests under the Terrorism Act. (Reuters)