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Saudi King: Britain Lax on Terror

Monarch maintains UK ignored intelligence that may have averted 7/7

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 29, 2007 1:44 PM CDT

(Newser) – Britain needs to do more to fight international terrorism, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah says. Speaking on the eve of the first official visit to the UK by a Saudi ruler in 20 years, the monarch said his government passed along intelligence that could have averted... Read full story »

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