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Sat 06 Jun 2007Key elements resonate with two previous Islamist plotsBRITAIN:The methodology and the type of target in the latest incidents are not new, writes Mary Fitzgerald, Foreign Affairs CorrespondentThe attempted car-bombings in central London have strong parallels with two of the most significant terrorist plots foiled in Britain in recent years.