It is on the U.S.list of terrorist organizations, and on Friday, Australia put the group on its terrorism list following the discovery of a suicide attack plot linked to the group.

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Meanwhile, a senior US congressman has linked the plot to an al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen on Sunday.

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The riverside plot is linked to Moat Brae House in Dumfries where the author played as a child.

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One of these - Ibrahim Magag - has been on the run since December although the home secretary has said she does not believe the 28-year old's disappearance was linked to any current terror plot.

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