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Blair kills bribery probe involving saudi arabia

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Blair says ending bribes probe was vital
Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:23 AM GMT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday a government decision to stop a two-year corruption inquiry into a multi-billion-pound defence deal with Saudi Arabia was vital to British interests.

"If we had allowed this to go forward, we would have done immense damage to the interests of this country," Blair told reporters in Brussels where he was attending an EU summit.

The decision on Thursday followed reports that Saudi Arabia had warned Britain it might cancel an order for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets from BAE Systems over the inquiry into past dealings involving Saudi officials and people working on behalf of BAE.

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