Police investigate Saudi link to London attacks

[emad]

Police investigate Saudi link to London attacks
By Andrew Alderson, David Harrison and Bruce Johnston in Rome
(Filed: 31/07/2005)



Scotland Yard is investigating evidence that the two waves of terrorist attacks on London this month may have been masterminded from Saudi Arabia.

The Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist squad has learnt that Hussain Osman, 27, one of the suspects for the second failed attacks, called a number in Saudi Arabia hours before his arrest in Rome on Friday. He was believed to be making only the most vital calls because he feared his mobile phone was being tracked by investigators.


An Italian police officer holds up photographs of Hussain Osman
In an unconfirmed development, the Saudi Arabian authorities are understood to be investigating the possibility that the attacks were planned by extremists there.

Senior officials at Scotland Yard believe there are no links in Britain between the two cells responsible for the July 7 bombings which killed 56 people and the failed suicide attacks two weeks later. But one senior source said that the anti-terrorist squad is investigating links between the two cells and "foreign camps" of terrorists.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/31/nbomb31.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/07/31/ixnewstop.html

[BadGimp]

1. better bomb Syria then..

[SpiralHawk]

2. Interrogate Geroge AWOL Bush. He likes to hold hands with

his Strange Saudi bedmates. He may have a clue.

[niceypoo]

3. Saudi Link? GASP!! Time for the bush brigade to sweep in and attack

Iran and Syria. How dare those Syrians allow Saudi Terrorists to infiltrate! Scoundrels!! Meanwhile Bush has another date with the Saudi King (Whos son donated $27 million to a telethon for families of Palestinian suicide bombers http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/41202_nw_saudi.html )
They will hold hands and tiptoe thru the tulips for the cameras once again!

[Junkdrawer]

4. Saudis seem to be the new "muscle" - like the Mob was in the 60s and 70s..

except now the Saudis can blame Bin Laden and al Qeada... Neat, huh?

[BornLeft]

5. Ok i know the war is

wrong, but has anyone noticed how the Brits are getting it right? Investigating and finding the terrorists and their links? Why couldn't we do that? Oh forgot one word *

[Triana]

6. This SHOULD have been the first place we looked after 9-11

since 16 of the 18 9-11 hijaackers were from Saudi. DOH!

But, that wouldn't have done anything to help get PNAC plans going, would it?

Besides, the bu$h Crime Family are SO in bed with the Saudis it's not even funny. They're not ABOUT to do anything to thwart the millions/billions they get from that cozy little bed of business.

[Robeson]

7. Memo from Bush to Blair: Tony, please halt all domestic flights...

...and fly my Saudi friends away to safety...Your Pal, George.

[fedsron2us]

8. Saudi links also found for Muktar Ibrahim

one of the other suspects from the failed attack. Apparently he spent some time in the country in 2003 receiving training. It looks as though he was the cell leader.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,22989-1715881,00.html

[lovuian]

9. Well Well Saudi Arabia seems to me Michael Moore

made a point about Saudi Arabia!!!

[Deja Q]

10. Hmmm. US can't pin Saudi Arabia so it's up to the UK to do so?

:tinfoilhat: