Months later, however, von Kleist was approached again by von Stauffenberg to take part in what would become known as the July 20 plot for the day in 1944 that the assassination was attempted which was brought to the big screen in 2008 in "Valkyrie, " starring Tom Cruise as von Stauffenberg.

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The meeting did not come off, but months later he played a key role in what became known as the 20 July plot.

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In fact, virtually every major al Qaeda attack or plot of the past four years -- including the July 7 bombings and the 2006 airline plot -- has emanated from the region.

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Some of these men later joined the Stauffenberg group and around 200 people who were involved in the plot of July 20th 1944 were killed in its aftermath.

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As the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc Bill reached the Commons on 15 November 2010, Financial Secretary Mark Hoban said relatively small sums were needed for acts such as the 7 July attacks or the foiled air cargo bomb plot.

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July was the second-hottest July ever recorded, and August brought another likely al Qaeda airliner bomb plot.

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Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards Corps, wrote last July that Rita is Israel's "latest plot in a soft war" to gain access to the hearts and minds of Iranians.

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