2008-02-16 Saudis threatened Blair with terror

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Date:	2008-02-16
Link:	http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/saudis-threatened-blair-with-terror/2008/02/15/1202760602703.html
Author:	David Leigh (writingscat) Rob Evans (writingscat)
Source:	theage.com.au (articlescat)
Topics:	Saudi Arabia Prince Bandar War on Terror 2005-07-07 bombings
Categories:	Saudi Arabia Prince Bandar War on Terror 2005-07-07 bombings

Saudis 'threatened Blair with terror'

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Saudi Arabia's rulers threatened to make it easier for terrorists to attack London unless corruption investigations into their arms deals were halted, according to court documents.

Previously secret files, just revealed, describe how investigators were told they faced "another 7/7" and the loss of "British lives on British streets" if they pressed on with their inquiries. Prince Bandar, the head of the Saudi national security council, and son of the crown prince, was alleged in court on Thursday to be the man behind the threats to hold back information about suicide bombers and terrorists.

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“Previously secret files, just revealed, describe how investigators were told they faced "another 7/7" and the loss of "British lives on British streets" if they pressed on with their inquiries. Prince Bandar, the head of the Saudi national security council, and son of the crown prince, was alleged in court on Thursday to be the man behind the threats to hold back information about suicide bombers and terrorists.”