# Claim 318

The government said police were right to stop people suspected of carrying material that could help terrorism.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The government said police were right to stop people suspected of carrying material that could help terrorism.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Government defends the detention
- About: [incident 2013-uk-miranda-detention-guardian-hard-drives](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-uk-miranda-detention-guardian-hard-drives)
- Source: UK defends Snowden-linked detention. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/8/20/uk-defends-snowden-linked-detention
- Publisher: Al Jazeera
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2013-08-20

## Quotation from the source

> police were right to stop people suspected of possessing 'highly sensitive stolen information that would help terrorism.'

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