International News, Intelligence Community
LONDON -- Secret government documents on al-Qaida and Iraq were left on a commuter train, prompting a major police investigation into the latest in a series of embarrassing security breaches, British officials said Wednesday.
The documents belonged to a senior intelligence official in the Cabinet office and were found by a passenger on a London commuter train Tuesday. The envelope was then passed to the British Broadcasting Corp.
Seven pages stamped 'UK Top Secret' included the latest government intelligence assessment on al-Qaida and Iraq's security forces, the BBC said. The documents were also stamped 'for UK/US/Canadian and Australian eyes only.' The first page was dated June 5, the BBC reported. ...
