Blair urges 'battle of ideas' to beat al Qaeda
By Mark Trevelyan, Reuters, Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:55 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Saturday the "evil ideology" of al Qaeda must be pulled up by the roots as the death toll from last week's London subway and bus bombings rose to 55.
"Within Britain, we must join up with our Muslim community to take on the extremists," Blair said in a speech in London. "Worldwide, we should confront it everywhere it exists."
Speaking nine days after four British Muslims carried bombs onto underground trains and a bus and blew themselves up along with 51 rush-hour commuters, he said: "We must pull this up by the roots."
Police on Saturday released chilling CCTV pictures of the four men walking into a railway station on the morning of the bombings to take a train to London. Dressed in casual clothes and carrying backpacks, they look like young holidaymakers.
*** The following is the full text of Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech on the London bombings, delivered at the Labour Party national conference on Saturday (via BBC News, Saturday, 16 July, 2005, 14:53 GMT 15:53 UK).
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Saturday the "evil ideology" of al Qaeda must be pulled up by the roots as the death toll from last week's London subway and bus bombings rose to 55.
"Within Britain, we must join up with our Muslim community to take on the extremists," Blair said in a speech in London. "Worldwide, we should confront it everywhere it exists."
Speaking nine days after four British Muslims carried bombs onto underground trains and a bus and blew themselves up along with 51 rush-hour commuters, he said: "We must pull this up by the roots."
Police on Saturday released chilling CCTV pictures of the four men walking into a railway station on the morning of the bombings to take a train to London. Dressed in casual clothes and carrying backpacks, they look like young holidaymakers.
*** The following is the full text of Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech on the London bombings, delivered at the Labour Party national conference on Saturday (via BBC News, Saturday, 16 July, 2005, 14:53 GMT 15:53 UK).
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