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BBC: Al Qaeda Tried to Infiltrate Britain's MI5

A Reuters newswire article, via The Boston Globe, reports that:

Al Qaeda sympathizers have been trying to infiltrate British security service MI5, a news report said on Monday.

The infiltrators tried to take advantage of a sharp expansion in MI5's numbers by applying for jobs at the agency, BBC radio and television reported.

However, the attempt failed because the suspicious applicants were weeded out during a six-to-eight month vetting process, it said, quoting government officials.

posted by Fergie @ 7/03/2006 01:19:00 PM