Tuesday, 22 August 2006
FBI Leaks Hampering British Investigation Into Terror Plot
Contributed by Bill Faith

Police hit out at FBI over leaks

Anti-terror police in Britain have made an angry request to their US counterparts asking them to stop leaking details of this month's suspected bomb plot over fears that it could jeopardise the chances of a successful prosecution and hamper the gathering of evidence.

The British security services, MI5 and MI6, are understood to be dismayed that a number of sensitive details surrounding the alleged plot - including an FBI estimate that as many as 50 people were involved - were leaked to the media.

FBI sources confirmed to The Observer that the bureau had been ordered to stop briefing at the request of the British authorities. 'The shutters have come down,' a bureau source said. 'We have been told not to discuss the case any more.'

[Read on. Hat tip: OTB]

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 22, 2006 at 11:51 AM in Bill Faith, Great Britain, Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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