Ex-Police Chief Tells of Plot to Kill Blair
From Times Wire Reports
British police thwarted an Al Qaeda plot to assassinate Prime Minister Tony Blair during celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 50 years on the throne, the former London police chief said.
John Stevens said officers had learned that Al Qaeda snipers planned to kill Blair and his wife, Cherie, during a parade through the capital in June 2002.
In excerpts of his autobiography in the News of the World newspaper, Stevens, who retired in January, said the plot was foiled by a covert operation.
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