US sources: No basis yet to probe September 11 hack claim

There is no basis so far for police in New York to open an investigation into claims that any of Rupert Murdoch's media outlets tried to hack into the voice mail accounts of victims of the September 11 attacks, a US law enforcement official said on Monday.

London's Daily Mirror reported last week on a purported attempt by reporters from Murdoch's defunct News of the World to hire an ex-New York policeman to hack into the voice mails. (Reuters)