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Britain won't yield to 'al-Qaeda' threat, new PM says

Newly minted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says his nation will not yield to what he described as an 'al-Qaeda' threat behind recent terrorist activity there.
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Newly minted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says his nation will not yield to what he described as an 'al-Qaeda' threat behind recent terrorist activity there.

Yesterday's Jeep attack at Glasgow International Airport has been linked to two Mercedes car bombs discovered in London on Friday, and the UK has boosted its terror level to critical - the highest on the scale. Meanwhile, a fifth suspect has been arrested in Liverpool and the BBC is reporting that police searches are being conducted in the village of Houston, not far from Glasgow.

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