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				Four bombs in 56 minutes that brought terror to London TERRORISTS struck at the heart of London yesterday, detonating a series of bombs in a long-threatened attack which killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. There was no warning before the four bombs exploded, hitting three packed Underground trains and a double decker bus within the space of an hour that forced Britain to confront the menace of al-Qaeda terror. July 8, 2005
				Attacker 'was recruited' at terror group's religious school ONE of the suicide bombers who struck in London was probably recruited when he attended a religious school in Pakistan with strong links to al-Qaeda and its south-east Asian offshoot Jemaah Islamiyyah, The Scotsman can reveal. July 14, 2005
				Straw admits Pakistan schools terror link SOME religious schools in Pakistan are acting as breeding grounds for Islamic militants, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw warned yesterday. After The Scotsman revealed that authorities in Pakistan suspect that at least one of the London bombers, Shehzad Tanweer, may have been recruited during studies at a school run by the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Mr Straw said the British and Pakistani governments were working together to tackle the problem. July 15, 2005
				Analysis: Risk of attack is the price we must pay for liberty Terrorists succeed when their actions have a long term effect on the civil liberties and lifestyles of those who they target. That is the point of such attacks, beyond the initial death and destruction. Ultimately, the only way to effectively counter such attacks is through good intelligence and by actions taken on the broader political and international stage which alter the way in which a country is perceived by its potential attackers. At best, anything else simply delays the inevitable. July 8, 2005
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				Uneasy reality of passer-by who could be concealing a suicide bomb BRITAIN is a different country this morning. Yesterday, the possibility that suicide bombing may have come to these shores was still mere speculation. Today, if the police are correct, it is a fact. July 13, 2005
				'No threat' ... then three weeks later bombers struck JUST three weeks before the London bombings, British intelligence officials concluded that there was no group with the intent or capacity to attack the UK. The assessment by the Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre (JTAC) - revealed in a leaked report - prompted the government to lower the national threat level from "severe defined" to "substantial" before the 7 July attacks that killed 56 people. July 20, 2005
				Up to 4 terrorists on run after Londoners cheat death POLICE were last night hunting the al-Qaeda terrorists who fled after yesterday's failed London bomb attacks, and sources close to the investigation said they were confident the men would be caught within the next 72 hours. At least two men - and possibly four - are on the run, but police are certain that their escape was caught on CCTV and several witnesses have already come forward to give descriptions. One bomber struggled with three male passengers before fleeing up an escalator. July 22, 2005
				'Bombers' unmasked as police shoot dead man on Tube POLICE hunting the four London bombers last night arrested a man, following a deadly game of cat-and-mouse on the streets of the capital in which armed officers shot dead a man in front of horrified passengers on an Underground train. July 23, 2005
				Waging war as a world terrorist franchise THERE was no queue at the Lancaster Gate Tube station this morning. Normally, the crowd spills out onto the street, but not today. I thought I might have overslept, maybe missed a day, but no, it was still Friday morning, middle of the rush hour. Business as usual, the Metropolitan Police commissioner called it. The policeman standing outside the station looked bored, and that at least was rather encouraging. Sir Ian Blair, the Met commissioner, might do well to adopt that as official policy. It couldn't be any less useful than the rest of his policies, which appear to be based on an unshakeable belief that he knows what he is doing, and an equal certainty that he will eventually get to slap the cuffs on one Mr O B Laden and tell him: "Come along now sonny, you're nicked." July 23, 2005
				Bombing suspects named as African links are uncovered DETECTIVES hunting the bombers who are on the run after last week's failed attacks in London have widened their net after discovering the gang had links to Africa. Police refused to reveal any more details about the men they named - Muktar Said Ibrahim, also known as Muktar Mohammed Said, 27, and Yasin Hassan Omar, 24 - but sources suggest that some of the gang are of African extraction, possibly Somalis. 26-07-2005 The Scotsman
				'Six further terror cells are poised to strike in UK' AS MANY as six more terrorist cells may be preparing to launch bombing attacks in Britain, with each unaware of the existence of the others, two of the world's most respected al-Qaeda experts warned yesterday. The warnings came as police continued to search desperately for the five-man gang behind the failed 21 July bombings and the breakthrough that would lead them to the mastermind co-ordinating the attacks. 27-07-2005 The Scotsman
				How many more suicide bombers wait ready to kill? FEARS that further squads of suicide bombers are lying low waiting to launch a fresh wave of attacks appeared to be confirmed last night with the revelation that the 7 July suicide bombers left behind a stash of 16 unexploded nail bombs. 28-07-2005 The Scotsman
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