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Cameron defends attack on jihadist Reyaad Khan in Syria | Cameron defends attack on jihadist Reyaad Khan in Syria |
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David Cameron has defended his decision to order the RAF drone strikes which killed a Cardiff jihadist in Syria. | David Cameron has defended his decision to order the RAF drone strikes which killed a Cardiff jihadist in Syria. |
The prime minister told the Tory party conference he took "decisive action to keep Britain safe", claiming Reyaad Khan and Junaid Hussain were planning terrorist attacks on UK soil. | The prime minister told the Tory party conference he took "decisive action to keep Britain safe", claiming Reyaad Khan and Junaid Hussain were planning terrorist attacks on UK soil. |
Mr Cameron said his job was "not to debate; it's to decide". | Mr Cameron said his job was "not to debate; it's to decide". |
He said if he stalled, "we could see innocent people murdered on our streets". | He said if he stalled, "we could see innocent people murdered on our streets". |
Mr Cameron said he had asked "all the proper questions" about the two men before taking "decisive action". | |
"And the choice I faced was this: act, and we could stop them carrying out their plans. | |
"Stall, and we could see innocent people murdered on our streets. | |
"I took decisive action to keep Britain safe - and that's what I will always do." | |
Reyaad Khan, from Cardiff, and Junaid Hussain, from Birmingham, both 21, died on 21 August in what Mr Cameron called a "precision airstrike" when confirming the RAF's involvement in September. |