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July 15, 2005
Britain's 'Quick Results" In Bombing Investigation
Arab News, which bills itself as "The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily, opines in a June 16, 2005 editorial, that, The speed of the British investigation into the four London suicide bombings only nine days ago has been quite startling. Despite the fact the forensic experts were having to deal with the gruesome remains of the killers and their victims deep in the capitals underground network, within five days they had established for certain the identities of at least two of the bombers, had raided six addresses in the counties of Yorkshire and Bedfordshire and discovered two cars used by the attackers. These raids yielded significant quantities of homemade explosives and it seems a great deal more evidence that was also acted upon rapidly. As a result of one lead, the Egyptian authorities yesterday arrested at the request of the British an Egyptian biochemist, Magdi Mahmoud Al-Nashar in Cairo. Nashar had left his home in Yorkshire shortly before the London attacks.
Arab News said, "With young men prepared to throw away their lives, the current high state of alert in Britain may be no deterrent. However for the men of evil behind them, the massive dragnet may be of more real concern."
I agree. However, if future bombers are highly skilled at staying below the radar, and are determined to hit their targets, the dragnets will be a nuisance not a deterrent. See "Quick results" for more of the Arab News editorial.
Posted by Munir Umrani at July 15, 2005 06:50 PM
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