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Alert over mobiles

Tube bosses were today urged to halt plans to enable mobile phones to work in deep tunnels amid fears they could be used by terrorists to set off a bomb.

Simon Hughes, the Lib-Dem London mayoral candidate, said: "Mobile phones are now a cheap and effective long-range detonator. Texting is a luxury, security it not." LU said no decision has yet been reached on extending the Tube's mobile phone network.

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