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July 9, 2005
Terror suspect: MI5 asks for deportation
Topics: War on TerrorThe twisted web of twisted terrorist's minds becomes more evident as the investigation begins to follow the mold of a typical tangled twisted network of - Islamists...
- The Scotsman, Sunday July 10"
THE hunt for the London bombers dramatically switched to France last night after MI5 and Scotland Yard demanded the extradition of a "North African" terrorist suspected of involvement in the murderous attacks.
(...) Detectives have made the formal request to French colleagues for the extradition of an Islamic radical who is believed to have fled across the Channel after the bomb attacks.
(...) The name of the individual is not yet known, but sources say he is of North African descent, and is high on a list of potential terrorist masterminds drawn up in the hours after Thursday's atrocity. The revelation offers a further indication that the attacks - which police sources believe will claim at least 70 and up to 80 victims - were perpetrated by a North African terror cell.
(...) The revelation over the French request intensifies concern that Britain has become a haven for radical Islamists from around the world, spurred on by what critics claim are lax immigration rules, a poorly resourced intelligence service and 'soft-touch' human rights laws.
(...) Scotland on Sunday can also reveal today that soldiers from the SAS are being called in to carry out crucial surveillance work because MI5 does not have sufficient personnel. It can also be revealed that, two days before the attacks, ministers admitted that no 'control orders' - the controversial new measures which allow police to keep a close eye on suspects - had been issued.
(...) In a further development, the Moroccan Muslim cleric identified as a potential suspect in the London attacks made an appearance on Al-Jazeera TV, protesting his innocence.
(...) Mohammed Al-Guerbouzi, who has been under investigation in connection with two previous attacks - the 2003 suicide bombing in Morocco and the al-Qaeda attack in Madrid last year - declared: "I affirm that I am not in hiding or on the run and the British police are not looking for me because they know where I live and my address," he said, with his face blacked out.
(...) Another possible suspect is said by security insiders to be Mustafa Setmarian Nasar, the alleged mastermind of last year's Madrid railway bombings. The Syrian is suspected of being al-Qaeda's operations chief in Europe.
Related reading for interesting background(March 2004 article) on how tangled the web of terror can be and how Madrid may fit in the London attacks. Even more interesting is how this year-old article became a harbinger of what was to occur - The secret war.
Posted by Hyscience at July 9, 2005 7:46 PM
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