Large teams of terrorists 'being sent to US and UK'

Large teams of newly trained suicide bombers are being sent to the UK and America, according to US reports today.

Teams assigned to carry out attacks in Britain, the United States, Canada and Germany were introduced at an al-Qaida/Taliban training camp graduation ceremony held on June 9, ABC News reported.

US intelligence officials described the event as another example of "an aggressive and sophisticated propaganda campaign".

ABC News obtained video footage of the ceremony which reportedly shows Taliban military commander Mansoor Dadullah, whose brother was killed by the US last month, introducing and congratulating each team as they stood.

A Pakistani journalist was invited to attend and take pictures as around 300 recruits, including boys as young as 12, were supposedly sent off on their suicide missions.

Dadullah said: "These Americans, Canadians, British and Germans come here to Afghanistan from faraway places. Why shouldn't we go after them?"

The leader of the team reportedly assigned to attack Britain spoke in English on the footage.

"So let me say something about why we are going, along with my team, for a suicide attack in Britain," he said.

"Whether my colleagues, companions and Muslim brothers die today or tonight, every drop of our blood will invigorate the Muslim (unintelligible)."

Former White House counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke, who is also an ABC News consultant, said: "It doesn't take too many who are willing to actually do it and be able to slip through the net and get into the United States or England and cause a lot of damage."