British double agent in underwear plot 'to get millions of dollars' reward for daring mission

• British intelligence services played a crucial role in recruiting the spy
• He is believed to be of Middle Eastern origin
• Family will be relocated by American security services because of risk to their safety

By Stephen Wright and Daniel Bates

PUBLISHED: 19:32 GMT, 10 May 2012 | UPDATED: 23:44 GMT, 11 May 2012

The British double agent who foiled the ‘underwear bomb plot’ could receive millions of dollars for carrying out his daring mission, a former top CIA official said last night.

The man is likely to receive the cash from the American authorities for risking his life infiltrating Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

His family will also be relocated to ensure their safety.

Yesterday it emerged that MI6 gave the Saudi-born spy UK citizenship specifically for the mission.

By holding a British passport, he would have been a more attractive Al Qaeda recruit, as he would have been able to travel to the US without a visa.

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