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Published Date: 19 May 2009
SENIOR intelligence officials initially dismissed suggestions the 7 July bombings were al-Qaeda linked, it has been claimed.
Chris Driver-Williams, a former senior analyst for the defence intelligence staff, said his claim provoked laughter at a meeting on the morning of the bombings. "This was by people in the intelligence community who knew their onions," he said.

A parliamentary report on the bombings is due out today.





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  • Last Updated: 18 May 2009 11:33 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Terrorism in the UK
 
 

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