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Secret UK Terrorism Files Left on Train—Again

Misplaced papers look bad for Gordon Brown government

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 15, 2008 7:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – For the second time this week, confidential British government documents on fighting terrorism were left on a train and passed to the media. The papers blast countries like Iran for financial policies that can be used to terrorists’ advantage, reports the Independent, which released no other details about the documents. Earlier this week, a top intelligence official left secret files on a train which were handed to the BBC.

Those documents criticized Iraq’s military and described “al-Qaeda vulnerabilities." Both incidents have dealt a blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s troubled government. “This is another appalling embarrassment for an accident-prone government,” said an opposition politician, who called the lost files “extremely damaging to the government’s fight against terrorism.”

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a joint press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday June 13, 2008.
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown listens as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a joint press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday June 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Daniel Deme)
A British police officer keeps watch outside Waterloo train station in London, July 2, 2007. Confidential UK documents were found on a train bound for Waterloo.
A British police officer keeps watch outside Waterloo train station in London, July 2, 2007. Confidential UK documents were found on a train bound for Waterloo.   (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Iran's President  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a summit on food security  in Rome Tuesday, June 3, 2008. UK documents said Iran's financial policies can be used to terrorists' advantage.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a summit on food security in Rome Tuesday, June 3, 2008. UK documents said Iran's financial policies can be used to terrorists' advantage.   (AP Photo/Alessandro di Meo, POOL)
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