] A Briton has been arrested in the US after a suspected
] plot to supply a lethal surface-to-air missile to
] terrorists.
]
] It is thought the alleged target might have been a
] commercial aircraft or the US President's personal
] aircraft.
]
] Western intelligence officials have confirmed to the BBC
] it was a multinational sting operation, involving agents
] from the US, Russia and Britain.
]
] It resulted in the arrest of a British arms dealer at
] Newark in New Jersey on Tuesday.
]
] Two people were later arrested in New York and the trio
] are expected in court on Wednesday.