# UK defends Snowden-linked detention

Al Jazeera, 2013-08-20

- Address: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2013/8/20/uk-defends-snowden-linked-detention
- Kind: reporting
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
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## Cited by

- [United Kingdom detains journalist's partner under terrorism law and oversees destruction of Guardian hard drives holding Snowden files](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-uk-miranda-detention-guardian-hard-drives)
- [Claim 317: UK terrorism law allowed detaining Miranda for up to nine hours without charge.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/317)
- [Claim 318: The government said police were right to stop people suspected of carrying material that could help terrorism.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/318)
- [Claim 319: Greenwald said the detention would make him report more aggressively on Britain's surveillance system.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/319)

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