Was SA the conduit for July 2005 London bombings?

The Times' story today on alleged al Qaeda-linked terrorists perhaps eyeing South Africa as a safe operating base reminds me of the DWG tale of how Africa's biggest arms dealer, Viktor Bout, may have organised the laundering of ₤1-million to transship 10 Pakistani and Afghan men, given them false identities as SA businessmen and inserted them into the UK just ahead of the 7 July 2005 London Bombings: al Qaeda at the gates