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Suicide bomber training camp
MILITARY intelligence experts have identified three al-Qaeda camps which may be training British suicide bombers. More than 150 men have been observed visiting the camps, which are in the remote border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan, in recent months.Some of them are said to have been British citizens who spent time at the desert compounds before returning to the UK. Coalition commanders have repeatedly demanded Pakistani permission to destroy the camps in Zahendan, Dalbandin and Suyrab but have been refused. It is believed Pakistan may have plans to launch its own attacks. Coalition sources in Afghanistan say commanders have become increasingly frustrated over the Pakistan intelligence service's failure to adequately track the al-Qaeda suspects. They say it has enabled many to "slip under the radar" and return to Europe undetected. It is feared there are up to 30 British nationals in the UK who have trained in these camps in the past two years. The camps, which are being kept under observation by spy satellites, are relatively small compared to the training complexes set up by Osama bin Laden before 9/11. They are said to host just 20 "trainees" at a time. A source said: "It is believed the numbers are kept relatively low so that participants can avoid detection." Meanwhile a NATO airstrike yesterday killed leading Taliban warlord Mullah Manan and ten henchmen during an attack on a compound in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Posted by: john 2007-02-16 |
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