British spies help prevent al Qaeda-inspired attack on New York subway
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The plan, which reportedly would have been the biggest attack on America since 9/11, was uncovered after Scotland Yard intercepted an email.
The force alerted the FBI, who launched an operation which led to airport shuttle bus driver Najibullah Zazi, 24, being charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.
The Afghan is alleged to have been part of a group who used stolen credit cards to buy components for bombs including nail varnish remover.The chemicals bought were similar to those used to make the 2005 London Tube and bus explosives which killed 52 people.
Zazi, from Denver, Colorado, is understood to have been given instructions by a senior member of al Qaeda in Pakistan over the internet.
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The alleged plot was unmasked after an email address that was being monitored as part of the abortive Operation Pathway was suddenly reactivated.
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A British security source told The Sun: “This was excellent work and highlights the fact we produce good information.
”(The US authorities) were delighted with the intelligence we gave them and believe it helped prevent a catastrophic attack.”
If we don’t fight and kill them over there, they will kill us over here. Fort Hood may be the beginning of a new AQ domestic offensive.
