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MoD inquiry after laptop stolen from headquarters

An investigation is under way after a laptop containing secret data was stolen from the Ministry of Defence.

It was taken from the ministry's headquarters in Whitehall, central London in late November, along with a key used to decode encrypted files.

A spokesman said an investigation by MoD police was ongoing.

Shadow defence cecretary Liam Fox said the theft was "extremely worrying". The incident is the latest in a string of thefts involving MoD laptops.

Figures from the department earlier this year showed that 28 had been lost or stolen between 1 January and 11 May.

And last July, the MoD admitted that 658 of its laptops had been stolen in the past four years. Read More >

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