British Home Secretary Charles Clarke believes the two London Underground bombings of July 7 and July 21 are linked although he conceded to the BBC that as of now, there was 'not a direct linkage formally established.'
In an interview with BBC radio, Clarke said, 'I think it would be very, very surprising if they weren't linked in some way, but evidence is an issue,' he said. 'There is not a direct linkage formally established, to be able to make that assertion directly.'
Clarke also indicated that there was a strong likelihood of future attacks on London.
'The police, together with the other security services, are doing an excellent job,' Clarke explained. 'But it would be absolutely foolish for me, or for anybody else to say that we've eliminated the risk. We haven't.'
While he indicated there was no concrete information available about possible future attacks, it was likely more attempts will be made by terrorists.
'I mean, that's just the logic of all this, but we of course are working incredibly hard with the intelligence services to prevent it,' Clarke added.
The future safety of millions of British residents may be determined by how well Clarke and other government ministers and intelligence agents to their jobs.
