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Nick Lester

Al Qaida terrorists tried to poison UK water supply, says ex-security minister

Concerns have been raised over the vulnerability of water supplies (Rui Vieira/PA) - (PA Archive)

An al Qaida militant cell sought to poison London’s water supplies but were thwarted by the security services, a former counter-terrorism minister has revealed.

Details of the foiled 2008 extremist plot were given by Lord West of Spithead, who was in office at the time, as the Government was tackled at Westminster over steps to protect the Britain’s reservoirs against attack by hostile forces.

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