'Hundreds' May Pose Terror Threat, Says Clarke

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'Hundreds' may pose terror threat, says Clarke

Rosalind Ryan and agencies
Tuesday September 13, 2005


Charles Clarke said today that hundreds of terror suspects were being closely watched in Britain and there was "no doubt" that the London bombers had links with foreign terrorists.

The home secretary said that the extent of those connections - and whether they constitued a line of command - was still being investigated.

Mr Clarke was answering questions from the home affairs select committee of cross-party MPs about the July 7 suicide bombings in London, which killed 52 innocent victims, and the attempted attacks of July 21.

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When asked about the link between British and foreign terrorists, Mr Clarke replied: "There is no doubt of a series of international relationships that were engaged in. The extent to which there was some kind of command and control we don't know at the moment, but we are trying to find out precisely what that relationship is."

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