British-Pakistani Effort Thwarted Terror 'Dry Run' ; Suspects in Both Countries Under Surveillance Since December

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British and Pakistani officials stepped up an eight-month investigation to prevent a "dry run" of a terrorist attack to blow up more than 10 U.S. airplanes flying between the U.S. and the United Kingdom arresting 24 suspects.

The terrorist suspects had been under surveillance since December and the plot could have been carried out "within days," officials said.

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British-Pakistani Effort Thwarted Terror 'Dry Run' ; Suspects in Both Countries Under Surveillance Since December

U.S. officials publicly congratulated Britain for the arrest, but privately two officials suggested that electronic surveillance of terror suspects in Pakistan and Britain provided the initial clues to the plot. Several news o...

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