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August 2008
- Gadhafi Son: Lockerbie Kin 'Greedy'
  
  Independent (UK) | 13 hours, 9 minutes ago
  
  (Newser) - Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi’s son called the families of Lockerbie victims “very greedy” in their negotiations for compensation, the Independent reports. They leveraged “the blood of their sons and daughters” for “more money and more money" after the 1988 airline attack, said Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, seen as a likely successor to his father. He also told BBC that Libya took responsibility for the attack, which killed 270 people, only to get sanctions lifted and may someday be cleared. More »
- 3 Charged in Plot to Kill Brown
  
  Guardian (UK) | 14 hours, 25 minutes ago
  
  (Newser) - Three British citizens have been charged with terror offenses for allegedly plotting to assassinate Gordon Brown, the Guardian reports. The suspects, who will appear in court in London today, belong to a group calling itself Al-Qaeda in Britain. They are accused of everything from soliciting murder to inviting support of a terrorist organization, although it's believed that no detailed plans were in place to kill the prime minister. More »
July 2008
- From Britain With Love: MI6 Seeks Minorities
  
  Associated Press | Jul 13, 08 4:32 CDT
  
  (Newser) - Next year's 007's may look more like Charlie's Angels than James Bond, as MI6 seeks to recruit more women and minority agents, the AP reports. The drive, which has netted 20,000 résumés over the past 12 months, welcomes Asian and Middle Eastern language speakers, the disabled, and women—and guarantees that female agents won't be used as "honey pots." More »
June 2008
- Bin Laden's 'Right-Hand Man' Released
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 18, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The British government will appeal the release of a terrorism suspect described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe," the Telegraph reports. A judge ruled that Abu Qatada should be released because he has not been convicted of a crime and is not facing deportation. The British government has thus far failed to deport him to his native Jordan. More »
- Murdoch Set to Finance Editor in UK Election
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jun 13, 08 7:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the personal backing of Rupert Murdoch, the former editor of Britain's biggest-selling tabloid is set to run in a special election triggered by yesterday's surprise resignation of a top Tory. Kelvin MacKenzie, who edited Murdoch's Sun for more than a decade, is preparing to contest the seat vacated by David Davis. Davis quit Parliament in protest after it narrowly passed a law authorizing pretrial detention of 42 days for terrorist suspects. More »
- Brown Hangs Tough to Win Terrorism Vote
  
  BBC | Jun 12, 08 9:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown prevailed in a crunch vote last night to extend Britain's period of detention without trial for terror suspects to 6 weeks, the BBC reports. Brown avoided defeat by convincing a small Northern Ireland party to support him after 36 members of his Labour Party joined the opposition to vote against the bill. More »
- Ex-PM Blasts UK Government on Civil Liberties
  
  Times (UK) | Jun 6, 08 11:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The British parliament is set for a nail-bitingly close vote on a law that will allow the police to hold terror suspects without charge for 42 days—by far the longest in the free world. As Gordon Brown pushes the law and attempts to prevent his first Commons defeat, John Major writes in the London Times that the law is an indefensible part of a new "siege society." More »
April 2008
- Jury Sees 'Martyr Videos' in UK Terror Plot Trial
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In London yesterday, prosecutors introduced “martyrdom videos” as evidence against eight British Muslims accused of plotting to destroy US-bound airliners in 2006, the Times reports. One video, found in a man’s garage, envisioned “your people’s body parts responsible for these wars and oppression decorating the streets.” The prosecutor also said some of the men discussed, in wiretapped conversations, bringing their wives and children with them on their suicide missions, AP reports. More »
- 8 'Plotted to Blow Up' 7 Airliners
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 4, 08 3:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An Islamic terrorist cell plotted a suicide mission to blow up seven transatlantic airliners in midflight, killing more than 1,500 passengers, a prosecutor charged yesterday as a trial began for eight men in London. The explosives were to be hidden in soft drink bottles and set off by detonators improvised from disposable cameras, reports the Guardian . More »
February 2008
- 'Osama bin London' Convicted
  
  Times (UK) | Feb 26, 08 2:50 CST
  
  (Newser) - An extremist preacher who called himself "Osama bin London" has been convicted of organizing terrorist training camps and promoting murder, the London Times reports. Mohammed Hamid trained five of the terrorists who undertook a thwarted attack at outdoor sights in suburban London. He mocked the death toll from the 7/7 London bombings: "Fifty-two? That's not even a breakfast to me." Three others were convicted of attending the training camps. More »
December 2007
- Bungled Europe Bombings Linked to Iraq Al-Qaeda
  
  New York Times | Dec 14, 07 3:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Terrorist plotters behind bungled bombings in London and Glasgow six months ago have been linked to an al-Qaeda group in Iraq. The bombings are the first attacks attempted by the group Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia outside the Mideast, reports the New York Times . The plotters drove a vehicle packed with gas cannisters into a Glasgow airport terminal, causing only a fire. Explosives in two cars parked outside a London nightclub failed to detonate. More »
November 2007
- Saudis: We Could Have Stopped 9/11
  
  CNN | Nov 2, 07 6:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Saudi Arabia’s Prince Bandar bin Sultan claims the 9/11 attacks could have been prevented if the US had consulted the kingdom in a "credible" way. The claim mirrored remarks earlier in the week by King Abdullah that the Saudis could have helped the British stop the September 2005 train bombings in London, too. Bandar, who was ambassador to the US for 21 years, is now Abdullah's national security adviser. More »
- London Police Blasted in Subway Killing
  
  Guardian (UK) | Nov 1, 07 3:59 CDT
  
  (Newser) - London police were found guilty today of fatal misconduct in the 2005 subway killing of an innocent Brazilian. The force will have to pay roughly $1.17 million for breaking safety rules and endangering the public. Officers shot the victim seven times in the head after mistaking him for a terrorist who'd failed to set off a bomb one day earlier. More »
October 2007
- 'Osama Bin London' Planned Several Attacks
  
  Guardian (UK) | Oct 11, 07 4:04 CDT
  
  (Newser) - An alleged terrorist organizer planned "six or seven" attacks leading up to the 2012 London Olympics, according to an undercover police who infiltrated his organization, the Guardian reports. Mohammed Hamid, who reportedly called himself "Osama bin London," is accused of establishing military-style Islamist training camps all over England. He and several associates are in trial for various charges in London. More »
August 2007
- Glasgow Bomb Suspect Dies in Hospital
  
  Associated Press | Aug 2, 07 8:39 CDT
  
  (Newser) - A man who cops say crashed a Jeep full of explosives into a Glasgow airport a month ago has died of his injuries, the AP reports. Kafeel Ahmed suffered critical burns during the attack and died without emerging from a subsequent coma at a local hospital. Police say he attacked the airport on June 30, the morning after two unsuccessful car bombings in London. More »
July 2007
- Aussie Police Blame Scotland Yard for False Terror Arrest
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jul 30, 07 4:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Australian police yesterday blamed Scotland Yard for sending them inaccurate information that led to the arrest of an innocent Indian doctor in the failed British bomb plots. Mohammed Haneef was detained for 27 days before being freed; he was welcomed by cheering crowds in Bangalore. More »
- Cleared Terror Suspect to Leave Australia
  
  BBC | Jul 28, 07 12:04 CDT
  
  (Newser) - An Indian doctor cleared of involvement in the failed UK bomb attacks is flying home to India to be with his family, but his Australian work visa won't be restored, the immigration minister announced today. Lawyers for Mohamed Haneef are demanding that his name be cleared completely and will mount a court appeal to restore the visa. More »
- Aussies Drop Terror Charge Against Doc
  
  Reuters | Jul 27, 07 4:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Australian government today dropped a terrorism charge against an Indian doctor who had been linked to a series of attempted car bomb attacks in Britain. The top prosecutor said the charges against Mohammed Haneef, 27, had been withdrawn because there "was no reasonable prospect of conviction." More »
- 4th Doc Charged In Bomb Attacks
  
  New York Times | Jul 20, 07 4:05 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A fourth doctor has been charged in the car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow. Mohammed Jamil Asha, 26, is accused of conspiring with two men who tried to blow up a Jeep in the doorway of the Glasgow International Airport, and "others unknown," according to the indictment. Asha is scheduled to appear in court in London today. More »
- Aussies Angry Over Doc Detention in Bomb Plot
  
  Sydney Morning Herald | Jul 16, 07 5:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The re-detention of a doctor held in Australia in connection with the Britain terror plot has prompted charges that the government is interfering in the judicial process. Mohamed Haneef was released on bail but his visa was immediately revoked and he was sent to an immigration detention center, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. More »