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By The Associated Press 38 minutes ago An Egyptian biochemist arrested in Cairo in connection with the London subway and bus bombings taught at a British university after taking graduate courses in North Carolina. Magdy el-Nashar, 33, has denied any role in the attacks during questioning by Egyptian authorities, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. A government official said el-Nashar was detained in Cairo between July 7, when the bombings occurred, and Wednesday. U.S., British and Egyptian officials had been in contact concerning el-Nashar following the attacks, the official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he...

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, would not elaborate about the nature of the evidence, but they said they were following up on it to see where the information took them. In late March 2004, just weeks after the deadly Madrid train bombings, British authorities launched Operation Crevis, which resulted in the arrest of eight British Muslims, ages 17 to 32, on suspicion they were planning or instigating "acts of terrorism." At the time, police sources said the suspects were linked to "possible Islamist terror."In the raids, more than 700 British police fanned out at sites in London...