Al-Qaeda came within days of terror attack on Britain last year, court hears
SOURCE: Telegraph (UK) (3-9-10)
An alleged al-Qaeda terrorist cell arrested in the North West was within days of launching an attack on Britain a senior officer in MI5 has told a tribunal.
The men, who were arrested in Manchester and Liverpool in April last year, were said to be in direct contact with al-Qaeda in Pakistan, using coded email messages that talked about cars and girls.
They were said to be “operating in a similar manner” to those planning the mass casualty attacks of July 7 2005 and the trans-Atlantic airline plot of 2006.
The men, who were arrested in Manchester and Liverpool in April last year, were said to be in direct contact with al-Qaeda in Pakistan, using coded email messages that talked about cars and girls.
They were said to be “operating in a similar manner” to those planning the mass casualty attacks of July 7 2005 and the trans-Atlantic airline plot of 2006.
Source:
Telegraph (UK)
Source URL:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/7406336/Al-Qaeda-came-within-days-of-terror-attack-on-Britain-last-year-court-hears.html
Date:
3-9-10
