Bin Laden wanted to attack UK years before 9/11, top secret dossier reveals

CIA documents released to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks reveal that Osama Bin Laden intended to attack the United Kingdom years before the tragic event. The documents, compiled following missile strikes on al Qaida bases in Sudan and Afghanistan in 1998, highlight Bin Laden's desire to target both the UK and the US on their own soil.

The terror chief expressed anger over the arrests of his senior operatives in London, who were detained by British police. Furthermore, the documents reveal that Bin Laden's organization recruited young Muslims in the UK for training at camps affiliated with him in Afghanistan. The information aims to provide Americans with insights into the CIA's most sensitive intelligence regarding al Qaida's activities in the years leading up to the September 11 atrocity.