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MI6 Spies Died In Battle Against al-Qaeda, William Hague To Say -- The Telegraph

MI6 agents have died in the fight against al-Qaeda over the past decade to protect Britain from terrorist attacks, William Hague is to say.

In the first speech by a Foreign Secretary about the work of the secret intelligence services, Mr Hague will say that terrorists would have had “free rein” to harm British people at home and abroad were it not for their intervention.

His comments come following accusations that the intelligence services were involved in torture and providing questionable information about Iraq. It represents the first official acknowledgement that fatalities have occurred recently.

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My Comment: No how, why, or numbers are revealed by William Hague.I guess we will know in about 50 years.