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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 strike which killed a Cardiff jihadist in Syria. | David Cameron has defended his decision to order the RAF drone strike 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 was one of two British men 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 on such a decision, "we could see innocent people murdered on our streets". | He said if he stalled on such a decision, "we could see innocent people murdered on our streets". |
| Mr Cameron said he had asked "all the proper questions" after being told that Khan and Junaid Hussain, from Birmingham, were planning terrorist attacks on UK soil. | Mr Cameron said he had asked "all the proper questions" after being told that Khan and Junaid Hussain, from Birmingham, were planning terrorist attacks on UK soil. |
| "The choice I faced was this: act, and we could stop them carrying out their plans. | "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. | "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." | "I took decisive action to keep Britain safe - and that's what I will always do." |
| Khan, 21, from Cardiff, died on 21 August in what Mr Cameron called a "precision airstrike" when confirming the RAF's involvement in September. | Khan, 21, from Cardiff, died on 21 August in what Mr Cameron called a "precision airstrike" when confirming the RAF's involvement in September. |
| Ruhul Amin, from Aberdeen, died in the same attack. | Ruhul Amin, from Aberdeen, died in the same attack. |
| Hussain, 21, from Birmingham, was killed by a US drone strike three days later. |