GCHQ alert linked British bomb find to al-Qaida from The Guardian

British intelligence agencies have established a clear link between an alleged bomb plot in Britain and suspected senior al-Qaida figures in Pakistan, according to anti-terrorist sources.

Communications intercepted last month by GCHQ with the help of its American counterpart, the National Security Agency, sparked off a massive MI5 and police operation that led to the arrest of nine men of Pakistani origin last week.


The intercepts appear to show that al-Qaida still has some kind of command structure with a hold over what sources describe as loose networks of potential Islamist extremists here.

Just can't bring yourself to say the "T" word, can you?

The Mail on Sunday newspaper claimed that nearly three tonnes had disappeared in November last year, and that Scotland Yard's anti-terrorism officers were investigating a possible link with the discovery of half a tonne of the same type of fertiliser in west London during raids last week

So, there is still 2 and half tonnes missing. That is a big bomb. And remember November is important because:

Canadian suspect Khawaja, 29, was arrested at the Foreign Ministry offices where he worked.

He is charged with being involved in terrorist activity “at or near the City of London, England” from November 10 last year until last Monday.