Hunt for plot mastermind will be global, claim experts

THE investigation into who masterminded and bankrolled the plane bombing plot will be a global and multifaceted probe led by British, US and Pakistani authorities but reliant on intelligence from other countries, counter-terrorism experts said yesterday.

Investigators are working on three key fronts: combing through forensic evidence, interrogating suspects and sifting through seized assets to see where the money trail leads.

“We already know the Pakistanis and the US provided key information, so the investigation is already worldwide in that sense, but you may find other countries come into the frame,” said Colonel Christopher Langton, a London-based terror analyst.