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| Britain steps hunt for al-Qaeda cells |
| 2003-11-23 |
| Security services have intensified hunt for two Al-Qaeda cells believed to be readying for "spectacular" terrorist attack in Britain. Up to 10 terrorists have, it is said, mounted surveillance on vulnerable commercial targets like banks and shopping centres. Warning about the attacks MI5’s Director-General, Eliza Manningham-Buller said that some suspects have already made dummy runs in preparation for possible suicide car bombings. The MI5 chief has conveyed to MPs and Peers on the intelligence and security committee that Al-Qaeda sleepers have been conducting surveillance. But these are so well integrated into the Muslim community in Britain that it is very difficult to find them, say intelligence sources. Some of these suspects are said to be British citizens. The cells are said to be located in Midlands and the north of England. Reports are that they have investigated the security arrangements at synagogues, Jewish schools and community centres. Coincidentally, there have been reports that VEVAK was picking out targets in the UK that al-Qaeda would then attack. If that is true it’s yet another indication of the alliance between al-Qaeda and the Black Hats and would indicate that the surveillance is over and they’re getting ready to move into the operations phase. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 I would check the people who were in trafalgar square and the leaders such as "300k from Saddam" Galloway and Tariq Ali. Like the italians raising money for AQ in Iraq, they "probably" think they are doing the right thing. They would probably cheer on such an attack. |
| Posted by: capt joe 2003-11-23 10:48:09 PM |
| #4 The term "cells" implies the need for secrecy due to practices that regular folks would not approve of. You never hear radical groups in Pakistan refered to as "cells." |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-23 7:01:17 PM |
| #3 In other words, British Muslims are so radical that al'Qaeda loons mix right in. That's a bit OTT, RC. A bit like saying the entire British Irish community were "radical" because the IRA operated sleeper cells in the UK for decades (and still operates a few comatose ones), occasionally sheltered by Irish sympathisers. There are radical elements of British Muslim soceity, but that term doesn't apply to the majority. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-11-23 4:36:44 PM |
| #2 If the Muslim community accepts and protects them then there is no reason to tolerate it |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-11-23 2:52:08 PM |
| #1 But these are so well integrated into the Muslim community in Britain that it is very difficult to find them, say intelligence sources. Some of these suspects are said to be British citizens. In other words, British Muslims are so radical that al'Qaeda loons mix right in. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-11-23 2:07:50 PM |