UK attack plans found after terror arrest

Last updated at 13:55 02 August 2004


Plans for terror attacks on Britain and the US have been found after police in Pakistan arrested a senior Al Qaeda suspect.

The emails were on a computer belonging to Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, wanted for the 1998 twin US embassy bombings in Africa, it has emerged.

They were found after Ghailani was arrested in Pakistan last week, a government minister in the country said.

The revelation comes after the US issued a new terror warning about an attack on "iconic" financial institutions in New York City, Washington and Newark, New Jersey.

In Britain, the Home Office said it was monitoring the "real and serious" threat of an attack here.

"We keep our own threat levels under constant review and if a specific threat arises we would review the level accordingly," said a spokesman.

"We still say the threat remains real and serious.

"We do not discuss the threat level. If a

specific threat arises we would inform the public."

Car or truck bomb

The US government last night said intelligence over the weekend pointed to a car or truck bomb.

Potential targets were named as the Citigroup building and the New York Stock Exchange, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank buildings in Washington and the Prudential building in Newark.

The US government said the new intelligence indicated the meticulous planning of Al Qaeda.

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