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03-20-2004, 12:20 AM
Scotland Yard chief reveals London link to Madrid bombings
By Jason Bennetto, Crime Correspondent
19 March 2004
Sir John Stevens, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, has revealed there is a "definite link" between the terrorists who carried out the Madrid bombings and al-Qa'ida supporters based in Britain.
Anti-terrorist and MI5 officers are investigating whether Islamic extremists based in this country provided money and support to one of the chief suspects for the atrocity in Spain.
Confirmation that British based al-Qa'ida followers are thought to be involved in the train bombings, in which 202 people were killed and about 1,500 injured, will heighten fears about an attack on the UK.
Sir John, Britain's senior police chief, said: "We believe there is a London link with what happened in Madrid."
Asked whether any of the suspects arrested for last Thursday's bombing were connected to Islamic extremists based in the UK, he replied: "There is a definite link in what has happened."
The disclosure comes days after Sir John warned that it was "inevitable" that al-Qa'ida terrorists would try to mount an attack in London. He said detectives had reviewed security at possible targets including nightclubs and pubs.
While he declined to give details of British links with the bombings in Spain, a senior anti-terrorist source revealed that one of the chief suspects in the bombings, a Moroccan man, had visited Britain. Jamal Zougam, 30, is thought to have travelled to London in search of funding and logistical help, including assistance in planning and supplying equipment and false identification papers for the bombers. He is known to have contacted a number of north Africans living in the UK.
Al-Qa'ida supporters use Britain as a base for raising funds, often through fraud, and for forging documents for use in operations.
1st half of the article, rest is at - http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=502760
i wonder when "stephane from paris" will come on ranting that there were no terrorist or taliban connections to iraq let alone the taliban connections in the US's own backyard and ally countries. no, no, there is no way terrorist connections could be found in terror forming/funding countries. rofl
of course i have not been given any proof of this so i have no reason to believe it as i simply choose not to. rofl
By Jason Bennetto, Crime Correspondent
19 March 2004
Sir John Stevens, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, has revealed there is a "definite link" between the terrorists who carried out the Madrid bombings and al-Qa'ida supporters based in Britain.
Anti-terrorist and MI5 officers are investigating whether Islamic extremists based in this country provided money and support to one of the chief suspects for the atrocity in Spain.
Confirmation that British based al-Qa'ida followers are thought to be involved in the train bombings, in which 202 people were killed and about 1,500 injured, will heighten fears about an attack on the UK.
Sir John, Britain's senior police chief, said: "We believe there is a London link with what happened in Madrid."
Asked whether any of the suspects arrested for last Thursday's bombing were connected to Islamic extremists based in the UK, he replied: "There is a definite link in what has happened."
The disclosure comes days after Sir John warned that it was "inevitable" that al-Qa'ida terrorists would try to mount an attack in London. He said detectives had reviewed security at possible targets including nightclubs and pubs.
While he declined to give details of British links with the bombings in Spain, a senior anti-terrorist source revealed that one of the chief suspects in the bombings, a Moroccan man, had visited Britain. Jamal Zougam, 30, is thought to have travelled to London in search of funding and logistical help, including assistance in planning and supplying equipment and false identification papers for the bombers. He is known to have contacted a number of north Africans living in the UK.
Al-Qa'ida supporters use Britain as a base for raising funds, often through fraud, and for forging documents for use in operations.
1st half of the article, rest is at - http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=502760
i wonder when "stephane from paris" will come on ranting that there were no terrorist or taliban connections to iraq let alone the taliban connections in the US's own backyard and ally countries. no, no, there is no way terrorist connections could be found in terror forming/funding countries. rofl
of course i have not been given any proof of this so i have no reason to believe it as i simply choose not to. rofl