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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who is on a state visit to Britain, met Queen Elizabeth after his first day in London.
The King received a lavish welcome from the Queen.
The King's visit also sparked protests from human rights activists against Saudi Arabia's human rights record.
What was even more significant was the King's comments a day before the visit.
In an interview to BBC, the King said Saudi Arabia passed on to Britain information that might have helped avert the July 2005 bombings that killed 52 people.
Abdullah accused London of failing to do enough to combat terrorism. "We have sent information to Great Britain before the terrorist attacks in Britain, but unfortunately no action was taken," BBC quoted Abdullah, who was speaking through an interpreter. "And it may have been able to maybe avert the tragedy."
Reports also quoted a spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown as saying that no warnings were received before the July 7 attacks: "We made it very clear at the time that no specific warnings were received from any source."
Image: King Abdullah and Queen Elizabeth II arrive for the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London.
Photograph: John Stillwell/AFP/Getty Images
Source:
specials.rediff.com
The King received a lavish welcome from the Queen.
The King's visit also sparked protests from human rights activists against Saudi Arabia's human rights record.
What was even more significant was the King's comments a day before the visit.
In an interview to BBC, the King said Saudi Arabia passed on to Britain information that might have helped avert the July 2005 bombings that killed 52 people.
Abdullah accused London of failing to do enough to combat terrorism. "We have sent information to Great Britain before the terrorist attacks in Britain, but unfortunately no action was taken," BBC quoted Abdullah, who was speaking through an interpreter. "And it may have been able to maybe avert the tragedy."
Reports also quoted a spokesman for Prime Minister Gordon Brown as saying that no warnings were received before the July 7 attacks: "We made it very clear at the time that no specific warnings were received from any source."
Image: King Abdullah and Queen Elizabeth II arrive for the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London.
Photograph: John Stillwell/AFP/Getty Images
Source:
specials.rediff.com
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