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August 6, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.nysun.com/article/59872

Al-Qaeda Cell May Be Loose in U.S., British Plot Hints

[New York Sun] Eli Lake - Intelligence gleaned from last month's British "doctors plot" of car bombers suggests that a Qaeda cell is on the loose in the American homeland. E-mail addresses for American individuals were found on the same password-protected e-mail chains used by the UK plotters to communicate with Qaeda handlers in Europe, a counterterrorism official said Sunday. "Because of the London and Glasgow plot, we now know communications have been made from al-Qaeda to operatives in the United States," the official said. "This plot helps to connect a lot of stuff." The commander for the U.S. Northern Command, Air Force General Victor Renuart, said in an interview on July 25: "I believe there are cells in the United States, or at least people who aspire to create cells in the United States." Two of the British plotters tried at one point to enter America using visas for medical workers.

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