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News of the World Targeted UK Terror Victims' Families

News of the World hacking scandal gets worse

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 6, 2011 1:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – Investigators probing how low Britain's News of the World was willing to go in pursuit of a story may have finally hit bottom: Police have notified relatives of the victims of the 2005 London bombings that they were targeted by the paper and may have had their phones hacked, the Guardian reports. Following the news that the paper's journalists hacked the voicemail of a murdered girl, officers are examining every high-profile case involving the murder or abduction of a child since 2001.

Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator at the heart of the scandal, issued a public apology yesterday, stressing that he has already been to prison for hacking phones and faces the possibility of further prosecution. "Working for the News of the World was never easy,” he said, blaming the paper's "constant demand for results," and claiming that he didn't know that he was breaking the law at the time. "I do ask the media to leave my family and my children, who are all blameless, alone," he said.

A double-decker bus which was destroyed by a terrorist bomb, stands in Tavistock Square, London, in this July 7, 2005 file photo.
A double-decker bus which was destroyed by a terrorist bomb, stands in Tavistock Square, London, in this July 7, 2005 file photo.   (AP Photo/Peter Macdiarmid-pa, file)
At the memorial to victims of the July 2005 London bombings the locations of the four bombs are displayed on metal columns in London's Hyde Park.
At the memorial to victims of the July 2005 London bombings the locations of the four bombs are displayed on metal columns in London's Hyde Park.   (Getty Images)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 6 comments
Cat-Lover
Jul 6, 2011 9:06 AM CDT
Rupert Murdock and  News Corp. are above the law! Don't believe me?  Ask any FOX News fanatic!
scott-houghton
Jul 6, 2011 6:49 AM CDT
 You can all hate Rupert Murdoch even more now because guess what? He owns the News of The World. 
wd56
Jul 6, 2011 3:20 AM CDT
Oh now you want the media to leave YOUR family alone.....what about leaving all those victims' families alone?
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