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MI5 says some Metropolitan Police officers have links with terrorist groups.
British intelligence agency MI5 has warned the British Police that some police officers were suspected of attending terrorist training camps.

The Telegraph revealed that some police officers have lost their jobs after Scotland Yard was warned by the MI5. The newspaper also disclosed the identity of one of the officers who resigned over the allegations that he had attended a terrorist camp in 2001.

Abdul Rahman, who had been a constable for almost three years, resigned from Scotland Yard when MI5 warned the force that he was suspected of being at a terrorist training camp in Pakistan in 2001.

The Telegraph also reported that one or two other officers had lost their jobs as a result of MI5's suspicion that they might have links with terrorist groups.

"There was concern that these people had come into the force under false pretences. There were two or three cases at the same time that were of a similar nature, where there were concerns about potential terrorist links", the newspaper quoted a senior Metropolitan Police source.

Rahman, the father-of-four, has maintained that he has never been to a terrorist camp and is now suing Scotland Yard for compensation.

His lawyers say Rahman, who is Muslim and was raised in London, has never been questioned, arrested, or charged under terrorism legislation.