British and American special forces were today operating in Afghanistan after a week in which the full scale of the terrorism allegedly planned by Osama bin Laden was revealed.

Algerian pilot Lotfi Raissi was an instructor for four of the hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks on the US, Bow Street magistrates court heard today.

An Algerian pilot arrested by British police was an instructor for four of the hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks on the US, a court heard today.