Phone hacking: 7/7 victims fear police passed numbers to News of the World

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Source: The Observer

Survivors of the 2005 London bombings have asked lawyers to investigate allegations that Scotland Yard "sold" or passed on the confidential contact list of the 7 July victims to reporters working for News International.

Beverli Rhodes, chair of the Survivors' Coalition Foundation, said that a number of 7/7 victims suspected that personal contact details, including mobile phone and ex-directory landline numbers as well as home addresses, were passed by officers to News of the World journalists.

The former security consultant, who specialised in counter-terrorism, said she had been contacted by a number of survivors of the bombings who said they had been approached by News of the World reporters with bogus stories of how they obtained their details, which they believe may have originated with the police.

Their concerns have been discussed with the London law firm McCue and Partners. A spokesman said the survivors were considering their next step, having made requests for the Met to provide answers.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/23/phone-hacking-police-news-world

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1. The REAL question:

Why is this all just now coming out?

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2. Good question

I have been wondering the same thing. Did Rupert or Jamie bug someone they shouldn't have?

And why aren't they in jail?