Under a new government deal, the victims of terrorist attacks overseas will get compensation up to £1million.
Ministers are planning to raise a special fund for those who have been injured abroad. The Government is also planning to lift the £250,000 limit on compensation for those caught in a terror attack on UK soil.
Many campaigners fear that the Government will not stick to its commitment to make payments for those hurt overseas. This way many victims of the Bali bomb and Mumbai killings may not get anything.
The survivors and relatives are angry with this decision and are calling on Gordon Brown to intervene in the issue. Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, and the Prime Minister are sympathetic and ready to pay but they are facing cabinet opposition about the cost of the compensation.
A Whitehall insider said that they do not know about the money but they want to solve this matter very soon.
Will Pike, 29, who was left unable to walk after the terrorist attack in Mumbai last November said that it would be an injustice done to him if he and other victims are not paid. He also said that the overall cost would be less than £20million.
Ministers are planning to raise a special fund for those who have been injured abroad. The Government is also planning to lift the £250,000 limit on compensation for those caught in a terror attack on UK soil.
Many campaigners fear that the Government will not stick to its commitment to make payments for those hurt overseas. This way many victims of the Bali bomb and Mumbai killings may not get anything.
The survivors and relatives are angry with this decision and are calling on Gordon Brown to intervene in the issue. Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, and the Prime Minister are sympathetic and ready to pay but they are facing cabinet opposition about the cost of the compensation.
A Whitehall insider said that they do not know about the money but they want to solve this matter very soon.
Will Pike, 29, who was left unable to walk after the terrorist attack in Mumbai last November said that it would be an injustice done to him if he and other victims are not paid. He also said that the overall cost would be less than £20million.
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