This BBC story looks at the East African ties of the bombers who attacked London's transit system on July 21.

An excerpt:

Yasin Hassan Omar, 24, came to the UK from Somalia aged 11, Muktar Said Ibrahim, also known as Muktar Mohammed Said, 27, arrived from Eritrea aged 14 and Osman Hussain, or Isaac Hamdi, 27 came from Ethiopia.

The origins of the fourth alleged bomber, Ramzi Mohammed, are not clear.

There has been no suggestion that the East African group underwent any explosives training in their countries of origin but al-Qaeda has a long history of links to the region.

There are frequent reports that these ties persist, especially in Somalia, a fiercely Muslim country with no functioning government.

The United States takes the threat of terror attacks coming from East Africa so seriously that it has set up an anti-terror task force, of almost 2,000 men, in Djibouti to monitor the region.

This is a weak piece of reporting, in my opinion. Yes, three of the four have roots in the region, but so what? There is nothing in the story that ties them to any terror group, let alone al Qaeda.

Most of this story is just background on how Somalia puts the 'f' in failed state.

The Beeb should do better than this.