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Al Qaeda Mole Recruited By British Intelligence: Officials

A mole recruited by British intelligence is the deep-cover operative who penetrated al Qaeda's most recent bomb plot, intelligence sources told ABC News. The infiltrator, who entered Yemen on a British passport, had been in place for several months, and intelligence agencies had wanted to keep the operation running, where he would have gathered information about several sets of terror plans in various stages of development. "They had in some cases gone from aspiration to intent, and in other...Full Story
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