MI5 And The 7/7 Bombings In London

The destroyed number 30 bus in Tavistock Square, London. The terror attacks on July 7 2005 - the largest ever carried out on British soil - claimed 52 lives. PA

7/7 Report Reveals MI5's Workings -- The BBC

The security service's limited resources meant extra checks were not carried out on the 7 July ringleader before the 2005 attacks, a report has said.

The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) describes in detail what officers knew of Mohammed Sidique Khan before the suicide bombings in London, which killed 52 people.

This latest report, the second by Parliament's ISC into the bombings, will not end calls for a full public inquiry.

But the 108-page report does reveal, in unprecedented detail, the workings of the security service MI5 and how it goes about the shadowy business of uncovering plots to kill Britons.

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More News On The Report Examining The 7/7 Bombings

MI5 had 7/7 ringleader on 'radar' 12 times... but MPs' report still fails to point the finger -- Daily Mail
MI5 'overstretched' before 2005 bombings -- AFP
Police, MI-5 stretched too thin to stop London bombings: report -- CBC
MI5 'starved of funds' in run-up to July 7 attacks -- Independent
MI5 could only track one in 20 terror suspects ahead of London bombing -- Times Online
UK examines intelligence on 2005 London bombings -- AP
MI5 and police had limited relationship -- The Guardian
Call for inquiry as MI5 cleared of blame over suicide attacks -- The Herald

My Comment: I can sum up this report into the following. Not enough manpower. not enough resources. Too many terrorist suspects and sympathizers. Result .... a predictable catastrophe.