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Brits Missed Chances to Nab Leader of London Attacks

But he was never called a threat: report

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2009 1:40 PM CDT
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(Newser) – 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 investigators said they couldn’t “criticize the judgments” authorities made in the past, given information available and officials’ priorities at the time.

In this handout photo, the final design for a permanent memorial to the 52 victims killed in the London bombings on July 7, 2005, is seen.
In this handout photo, the final design for a permanent memorial to the 52 victims killed in the London bombings on July 7, 2005, is seen.   (AP Photo)
This picture in a report published today by Britain's Intelligence and Security Committee shows a photograph of July 7 ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan taken by West Yorkshire police in 2001.
This picture in a report published today by Britain's Intelligence and Security Committee shows a photograph of July 7 ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan taken by West Yorkshire police in 2001.   (AP Photo)
People prepare to lay flowers to mark the third anniversary of the London bombings, outside King's Cross station in London, July 7, 2008.
People prepare to lay flowers to mark the third anniversary of the London bombings, outside King's Cross station in London, July 7, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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