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 Dozens of people have been kidnapped in Iraq, and captors have often 
 broadcast their pictures on the Internet. 
  
 One widely publicized kidnap-slaying was that of 62-year-old Kenneth Bigley 
 from Liverpool. He was abducted from a Baghdad suburb where he was working 
 in September 2004 and beheaded three weeks later. His death was captured on 
 video. 
  
 "People don't trust their own children any more," said Shabir Hussain, 
 chairman of the Ludlow Road Mosque in Birmingham. "You feel like you should 
 challenge your son or daughter: `Where are you going at night? What are you 
 watching on TV? What are you doing on the Internet?' 
  
 In a raid last year in London, a man was shot by police, sparking complaints 
 from Muslim communities across the country. 
  
 "The police and government seem to be against Muslims and are trying to turn 
 us against one another," said Kadir Mohammad, 18, who lives in one of the 
 raided neighborhoods. 
  
 Britain's MI5 has said it set up a network of eight new regional offices 
 across the country in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, including a center 
 in the West Midlands. 
  
 The service had previously had regional branches in Northern Ireland, but 
 uses the new offices to liaise with police in counterterrorism work. 
  
 Prime Minister Tony Blair's official spokesman declined to comment on the 
 police operation. 
  
 Sky TV reported that British investigators contacted Pakistani intelligence 
 agents four days ago about the plot. The Foreign Office would not confirm 
 there were such discussions. 
  
 In Islamabad, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said, "The British 
 authorities have confirmed to us that there is no Pakistan connection." She 
 gave no other details on the contact between authorities in the two 
 countries. 
  
  
 Copyright € 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 
  
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