LONDON - Terrorists linked to the Al Qaeda plan to hijack an Indian plane and crash it into a British city, security sources here were Sunday quoted as saying after a tip-off from the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB).
LONDON - Britain's anti-terrorism agency was on high alert Sunday after India shared its intelligence information about a suspected terror plot to hijack an Indian plane and crash it into a British city.
LONDON - The British government has raised the threat-level of a terrorist strike to "severe" over fears that the Al Qaeda is planning a wave of attacks after a failed bombing attempt on a transatlantic flight.
UK bans export of bomb detection deviceLONDON — Britain has banned the export of a hand-held bomb-detection device to Iraq and Afghanistan, months after the U.S. military warned that the product is ineffective and fraudulent.
LONDON - The British government raised its threat level Friday evening from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is "highly likely", Home Secretary Alan Johnson said.
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