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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
War on Terror sees further arrests and convictions
Iraq and complaints are mounting after allegations of voter fraud, CNN reported tonight. More than a thousand complaints have been reported, some relating to the changing of figures according to one official. Meanwhile, Saddam is expected to return to court Wednesday. On the front in Afghanistan a troop reduction has been announced. It comes after recent comments from President George W Bush who dismissed any move to reductions of a US presence in Iraq. Also in the continuing War on Terror a man was arrested at Gatwick airport Tuesday morning in connection with the 21st July failed terror attacks in London [Sky News]. In another development a man was convicted on terror charges in the UK. Abbas Boutrab was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment for downloading instructions on blowing up a passenger plane [Sky News].
[20/12/2005]
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