Taliban target Britain on 'orders' from al-Qaeda
(UK) Taliban target Britain on 'orders' from al-Qaeda
-- "A Taliban-trained terrorist was part of a cell sent to bomb Britain as revenge for their presence in Afghanistan, it has emerged"
-- "British investigators believe that the cell, which was allegedly planning attacks on the Trafford and Arndale shopping centres over the Easter holidays"
-- "The information echoed claims made by British security services that a terrorist cell was sent to Manchester from the Taliban heartland in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas."
-- "It is claimed the attacks were to begin on the Barcelona underground system and then spread to the other European countries with a presence in Afghanistan, thought to include Britain, according to new documents"
-- [Informant] "Ahmed told them he had trained at a terrorist camp in Waziristan, in Pakistan's tribal areas, and met [Taliban leader Baitullah] Mehsud"
--- Taliban International Objectives
-- "A Taliban-trained terrorist was part of a cell sent to bomb Britain as revenge for their presence in Afghanistan, it has emerged"
-- "British investigators believe that the cell, which was allegedly planning attacks on the Trafford and Arndale shopping centres over the Easter holidays"
-- "The information echoed claims made by British security services that a terrorist cell was sent to Manchester from the Taliban heartland in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas."
-- "It is claimed the attacks were to begin on the Barcelona underground system and then spread to the other European countries with a presence in Afghanistan, thought to include Britain, according to new documents"
-- [Informant] "Ahmed told them he had trained at a terrorist camp in Waziristan, in Pakistan's tribal areas, and met [Taliban leader Baitullah] Mehsud"
--- Taliban International Objectives
