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A British terror suspect killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last month was being groomed to head a new Al-Qaeda splinter group in Britain tasked with attacking Europe, a British television channel reported.Abdul Jabbar, a British citizen living in Pakistan, was being prepared to lead the new group which was to be called the Islamic Army of Great Britain, the channel stated, citing a senior security source overseas. Intelligence agencies monitored a meeting of 300 militants three months ago in North Waziristan, part of Pakistan's tribal areas, attended by Jabbar and members of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Intelligence from the meeting led to the drone attack on September 8 which killed Jabbar and three others, said the British news channel. Intelligence officials last week revealed details of the alleged Al-Qaeda plot to British and US media, which said planning for the attacks was under way but they were not believed to be imminent.
