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Monday, May. 21, 2012 |  Syndicate content

UK to investigate if 9/11 victims targeted in phone-hacking scandal

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British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday pledged that his government would look into whether American 9/11 victims were targeted by News Corp. journalists in the phone-hacking scandal.

"I am confident the Metropolitan Police will get to the bottom of this," Cameron told fellow lawmakers.

Reacting to public anger over the crisis, Cameron has ordered a police investigation and a public inquiry.

Under scrutiny are British press practices, and some observers say this could shed light on dubious procedures at other media outlets.

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