Met: looking for leads

An e-mail circulating at University College London:

Dear Student,

The Metropolitan Police have asked us to send the following message to
all students and staff.

On the 25th December 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is alleged to have
attempted to detonate an explosive device on a transatlantic flight from
Amsterdam to Detroit in America. He is currently in the USA and has been
charged with offences in relation to this matter.

Abdulmutallab was a student at University College London, between
September 2005 and July 2008.

As part of the investigation being carried out by the Metropolitan
Police they are speaking with anyone who may be able to provide
information about the activities of Abdulmuttalab.

If you have any information it will be treated in total confidence.

Police can be contacted on either the confidential Anti-Terrorist
Hotline on 0800 789 321 or alternatively via web-link at
https://secure.met.police.uk/athotline/index.php

I should remind you here that it’s only confidential so long as you don’t know about England’s surveillance laws, which tend to say nothing is confidential.