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Brits Missed Chances to Nab Leader of London Attacks

Matt Cantor — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:40:01 CDT

UK authorities crossed paths with the top planner of the 2005 London bombings six times, but never labeled him a threat, a parliamentary report out today concludes. Almost every time Mohammad Sidique Khan appeared on police and MI5 records, it was in connection with possible extremists, the Guardian reports. But...

Policeman's Funeral Unites Northern Ireland

Rob Quinn — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:46:48 CDT

Northern Ireland's Catholics and Protestants united yesterday to mourn a policeman killed by an IRA splinter group, the New York Times reports. In what some mourners described as the most improbable gathering of old enemies in modern Irish history, IRA veterans stood side by side with loyalists and security chiefs...

IRA Splinter Groups Likely Coordinated Attacks

Rob Quinn — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:55:41 CDT

The IRA splinter groups responsible for two separate attacks in Northern Ireland within 48 hours most likely coordinated the attacks, security officials tell the Times of London. Officials say the two attacks point to an unprecedented level of cooperation between the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA—which have no...

Brits Launch Classroom 'Terror Watch'

Rob Quinn — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:15:01 CDT

British teachers will be asked to monitor student behavior and report any suspected extremists to police under new government guidelines, the Guardian reports. A "tool kit" for teachers sets out how they should conduct classroom debates to smoke out any possible Islamic extremist or far-right racist views across all age...

Brown Hangs Tough to Win Terrorism Vote

Jason Farago — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:51:44 CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown prevailed in a crunch vote last night to extend Britain's period of detention without trial for terror suspects to 6 weeks, the BBC reports. Brown avoided defeat by convincing a small Northern Ireland party to support him after 36 members of his Labour Party joined the...

Ex-PM Blasts UK Government on Civil Liberties

Jason Farago — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:07:44 CDT

The British parliament is set for a nail-bitingly close vote on a law that will allow the police to hold terror suspects without charge for 42 days—by far the longest in the free world. As Gordon Brown pushes the law and attempts to prevent his first Commons defeat, John...

'Osama bin London' Convicted

Jason Farago — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:50:00 CST

An extremist preacher who called himself "Osama bin London" has been convicted of organizing terrorist training camps and promoting murder, the London Times reports. Mohammed Hamid trained five of the terrorists who undertook a thwarted attack at outdoor sights in suburban London. He mocked the death toll from the 7/7...

Saudis: We Could Have Stopped 9/11

Lucas Laursen — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:55:30 CDT

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Bandar bin Sultan claims the 9/11 attacks could have been prevented if the US had consulted the kingdom in a "credible" way. The claim mirrored remarks earlier in the week by King Abdullah that the Saudis could have helped the British stop the September 2005 train bombings...

Glasgow Bomb Suspect Dies in Hospital

Neal Colgrass — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:39:13 CDT

A man who cops say crashed a Jeep full of explosives into a Glasgow airport a month ago has died of his injuries, the AP reports. Kafeel Ahmed suffered critical burns during the attack and died without emerging from a subsequent coma at a local hospital. Police say he attacked...