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Saudis Killed Arms Probe Under Blair

Prince threatened to withhold terror info; predicted 'another 7/7'

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(Newser) – The Saudi royal family threatened to withhold information about planned terrorist attacks on London unless British authorities suspended an investigation into corrupt arms deals, court documents show. Prince Bandar flew to London in December 2006 to warn investigators they faced "another 7/7," referring to the four bombs that killed 52 people in 2005, reports the Guardian.

The threats—Bandar warned of the loss of "British lives on British streets"—led PM Tony Blair to close an investigation into allegation of bribery surrounding more than $2 billion in secret payments from the arms company BAE to the Saudis. Anti-corruption campaigners filed a legal action yesterday to reopen the investigation, asserting that the British government had been blackmailed.

In this photo released by Saudi News Agency, Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, right receives Mideast envoy Tony Blair, the ex-prime minister of Britain after his arrival in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia Monday, Sept. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Saudi News Agency)
In this photo released by Saudi News Agency, Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, right receives Mideast envoy Tony Blair, the ex-prime minister of Britain after his arrival in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia Monday,...   (Associated Press)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, left, is greeted by Britain's Prince Charles, foreground right, at Heathrow airport, London Monday Oct. 29, 2007.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, left, is greeted by Britain's Prince Charles, foreground right, at Heathrow airport, London Monday Oct. 29, 2007.   (Associated Press)
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown lays a wreath at Kings Cross Station, London, in memory of the victims killed in the July 7, 2005 bombings Saturday July 7, 2007. Britain marked the second anniversary Saturday of the London suicide bombings that killed 52 people, a grim reminder as the country...
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown lays a wreath at Kings Cross Station, London, in memory of the victims killed in the July 7, 2005 bombings Saturday July 7, 2007. Britain marked the second anniversary...   (Associated Press)
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