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| MI5 row sparks 7/7 inquiry calls | MI5 row sparks 7/7 inquiry calls |
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| Pressure for a public inquiry into the 7/7 attacks has risen after it was revealed that a parliamentary committee did not see some surveillance material. | Pressure for a public inquiry into the 7/7 attacks has risen after it was revealed that a parliamentary committee did not see some surveillance material. |
| The Intelligence and Security Committee probing 7/7 did not see five pictures showing suicide bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan with other terrorist suspects. | |
| Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said there was a fear "that someone was being economical with the evidence". | Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said there was a fear "that someone was being economical with the evidence". |
| Data released after the fertiliser bomb plot trial has sparked the controversy. | Data released after the fertiliser bomb plot trial has sparked the controversy. |
| Security sources say MI5 said it did not reveal the images to the parliamentary committee because they were taken by police officers not MI5 operatives. | Security sources say MI5 said it did not reveal the images to the parliamentary committee because they were taken by police officers not MI5 operatives. |
| On Monday, it emerged at the end of the year-long court case that MI5 had two of the 7 July bombers under surveillance a year before the attacks. | On Monday, it emerged at the end of the year-long court case that MI5 had two of the 7 July bombers under surveillance a year before the attacks. |
| Six photographs | Six photographs |
| BBC correspondent Mark Easton said that MI5 had Khan's name on file twice as well as his address. | BBC correspondent Mark Easton said that MI5 had Khan's name on file twice as well as his address. |
| The ISC committee investigating 7/7 only ever saw one MI5 photograph of Khan, which itself was of poor quality, and did not see any of the other five photographs which were obtained by the BBC. | The ISC committee investigating 7/7 only ever saw one MI5 photograph of Khan, which itself was of poor quality, and did not see any of the other five photographs which were obtained by the BBC. |
| Mr Davis said: "What is clear is that there is a massive difference between what the public know and the impression given by given by the ISC report last year. | Mr Davis said: "What is clear is that there is a massive difference between what the public know and the impression given by given by the ISC report last year. |
| "We must have an inquiry which allows us to know what the facts and not feel, as we might do today, that we have been misled." | "We must have an inquiry which allows us to know what the facts and not feel, as we might do today, that we have been misled." |
| Ministers are opposed to an inquiry but a parliamentary committee will consider why the bombers were not picked up. | Ministers are opposed to an inquiry but a parliamentary committee will consider why the bombers were not picked up. |
| Those affected by the 2005 attacks have delivered a letter to the Home Office. | Those affected by the 2005 attacks have delivered a letter to the Home Office. |
| The document, requesting an "impartial public inquiry", was handed to an official from the department. | The document, requesting an "impartial public inquiry", was handed to an official from the department. |
| BUGGED BY MI5 It all depends on the situation ... everybody wants to go to the front, everybody wants to fight. Omar Khyam speaking to Mohammad Sidique Khan Revealed: Bomber transcript Send us your comments | BUGGED BY MI5 It all depends on the situation ... everybody wants to go to the front, everybody wants to fight. Omar Khyam speaking to Mohammad Sidique Khan Revealed: Bomber transcript Send us your comments |
| It says one of the purposes would be "to examine issues aimed at saving lives, minimising suffering and improving the response of government agencies to the continuing threat of terrorist attacks". | It says one of the purposes would be "to examine issues aimed at saving lives, minimising suffering and improving the response of government agencies to the continuing threat of terrorist attacks". |
| The letter was signed by more than 18 people, including 7 July survivors Paul Mitchell and Jacqui Putnam, as well as relatives of those affected - such as Ros Morley, whose husband, Colin, was killed. | The letter was signed by more than 18 people, including 7 July survivors Paul Mitchell and Jacqui Putnam, as well as relatives of those affected - such as Ros Morley, whose husband, Colin, was killed. |
| Bugged conversation | Bugged conversation |
| Survivor Rachel North said: "This is not about blame but about future public safety - understanding what happened, how it happened and to stop it happening again." | Survivor Rachel North said: "This is not about blame but about future public safety - understanding what happened, how it happened and to stop it happening again." |
| When and where plotters met 7 July bombers | When and where plotters met 7 July bombers |
| In response, the Home Office released a statement saying the home secretary would "give very careful consideration" to the letter. | In response, the Home Office released a statement saying the home secretary would "give very careful consideration" to the letter. |
| On Monday, five men were given life sentences for a foiled plot to build a huge fertiliser bomb for a UK attack. | On Monday, five men were given life sentences for a foiled plot to build a huge fertiliser bomb for a UK attack. |
| It emerged during the trial that MI5 had tailed London suicide bombers Mohammad Sidique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer while investigating that case, but took no action. | It emerged during the trial that MI5 had tailed London suicide bombers Mohammad Sidique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer while investigating that case, but took no action. |
| The BBC has now published a full transcript of an MI5 bugged conversation in which the bomber discusses leaving the UK to join jihadi extremists in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas. | The BBC has now published a full transcript of an MI5 bugged conversation in which the bomber discusses leaving the UK to join jihadi extremists in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas. |
| EVIDENCE SINCE TRIAL Khan followed Feb 2004Photographed with extremistsRecorded talking with plot ringleaderHome address seenCar ownership and surname known June 04 | EVIDENCE SINCE TRIAL Khan followed Feb 2004Photographed with extremistsRecorded talking with plot ringleaderHome address seenCar ownership and surname known June 04 |
| The media were briefed that Khan and fellow bombers were "clean skins" - men with no previous record of terrorist associations. | The media were briefed that Khan and fellow bombers were "clean skins" - men with no previous record of terrorist associations. |
| But evidence following the end of the trial reveals MI5 photographed Khan as he met other extremists, followed him home - and by the summer of 2004 they knew his surname and that he owned a car. | But evidence following the end of the trial reveals MI5 photographed Khan as he met other extremists, followed him home - and by the summer of 2004 they knew his surname and that he owned a car. |
| The row has taken the shine off the conviction of the five men | The row has taken the shine off the conviction of the five men |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair has asked the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) to consider why the 7 July bombers were not picked up. | Prime Minister Tony Blair has asked the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) to consider why the 7 July bombers were not picked up. |
| The committee, which comprises MPs and Lords, is expected to examine claims that West Yorkshire Police special branch was not told about the MI5 surveillance operation. | The committee, which comprises MPs and Lords, is expected to examine claims that West Yorkshire Police special branch was not told about the MI5 surveillance operation. |
| ISC chairman Paul Murphy MP has previously indicated that police were informed. | ISC chairman Paul Murphy MP has previously indicated that police were informed. |
| WHAT MI5 TOLD COMMITTEE We have been told in evidence that none of the ... 7 July group had been identified (that is named and listed) as potential terrorist threats prior to July ISC report into MI5, 2006 | WHAT MI5 TOLD COMMITTEE We have been told in evidence that none of the ... 7 July group had been identified (that is named and listed) as potential terrorist threats prior to July ISC report into MI5, 2006 |
| The revelation that one of the 7 July bombers met up with one of the fertiliser bomb plotters - Omar Khyam - at a terrorist training camp in Pakistan has caused concern. | The revelation that one of the 7 July bombers met up with one of the fertiliser bomb plotters - Omar Khyam - at a terrorist training camp in Pakistan has caused concern. |
| However, the head of Pakistan's National Crisis Management Centre, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, said anyone "who spends a lot of money and travels to Pakistan...[is] already motivated for a particular reason". | However, the head of Pakistan's National Crisis Management Centre, Brigadier Javed Iqbal Cheema, said anyone "who spends a lot of money and travels to Pakistan...[is] already motivated for a particular reason". |