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| UK Police: 70 terror probes under way in Britain |
| 2006-07-03 |
| London's police have foiled at least three terrorist plots since the suicide attacks on the city's transport system a year ago, and now have about 70 active investigations, the head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch said Monday. Peter Clarke told reporters that three potential attacks had been disrupted and would result in criminal trials. A fourth suspected plot, he added, was broken up by "another form of disruption." He didn't elaborate. |
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| #2 Al-Qaeda sympathisers have been trying to infiltrate the British security service MI5, the BBC has learned. Whitehall officials confirmed what some had long suspected, says BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner. But those with al-Qaeda sympathies were weeded out during a six to eight-month vetting process, officials added. Beeb musta been apoplectic at the |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-03 19:16 |
| #1 Al-Qaeda 'bid to infiltrate MI5' |
| Posted by: Kratos 2006-07-03 19:13 |