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Transatlantic air bombing mastermind roaming free on UK streets |
An alleged co-plotter of transatlantic
airliners bombing plot is roaming free on British streets. Security sources have
expressed serious concern about the activities of the 28-year-old man who is now
living in Birmingham with his family. "There is no doubt in my mind this man is
potentially very dangerous," The Telegraph quoted a senior security officer as
saying. Although three of Britain’s home grown terrorists were convicted last
week for planning to kill thousands of people, the man who is a close friend of
the ringleader, Rashid Rauf, was acquitted of all charges a year ago due to lack
of evidence against him. Police investigating the liquid bomb plot were forced
to cut short when Rashid Rauf was arrested in Pakistan under pressure from the
US. The early curtailment of the evidence-gathering mission has raised fears that
police in Britain may not have had all the time they needed to collect the evidence
necessary to prosecute the case successfully. The accused jihadist was accused
during his trial of flying to Britain from South Africa to oversee the final stages
of the plot. Reportedly, he held several covert meetings with – and also telephoned
– Abdulla Ahmed Ali and Assad Sarwar, who were convicted last week of the plot
in which bombs disguised as drinks were to be smuggled on to flights. It is being
speculated that he may be living under a strict control order. "You can certainly
be sure he is under close surveillance," said one source. According to the paper,
he may now face further charges after the emergence of emails between the three
convicted men – Ali, Sarwar and Tanvir Hussain – and their Pakistan handler, thought
to be Rauf. |
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