BA flight makes emergency landing
September 30, 2004
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British Airways flight A983 has made an emergency landing at Schipol airport in Amsterdam as a result of a “specific threat” to the flight, BA has said.
The crew on the aircraft, which was carrying 118 passengers from Berlin to London, asked ground staff in the Netherlands for a military escort.
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Laser injures Delta pilot’s eye
September 29, 2004
A pilot flying a Delta Air Lines jet was injured by a laser that illuminated the cockpit of the aircraft as it approached Salt Lake City International Airport last week, U.S. officials said.
The plane’s two pilots reported that the Boeing 737 had been five miles from the airport when they saw a laser beam inside the cockpit, said officials familiar with government reports of the Sept. 22 incident. The flight, which originated in Dallas, landed without further incident at about 9:30 p.m. local time.
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Al Qaeda seeks tie to local gangs
September 28, 2004
A top al Qaeda lieutenant has met with leaders of a violent Salvadoran criminal gang with roots in Mexico and the United States including a stronghold in the Washington area in an effort by the terrorist network to seek help infiltrating the U.S.-Mexico border, law enforcement authorities said. Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, a key al Qaeda cell leader for whom the U.S. government has offered a $5 million reward, was spotted in July in Honduras meeting with leaders of El Salvador’s notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang
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Police investigating fake FBI agent
September 28, 2004
Authorities are investigating the case of a fake FBI agent who was nosing around Skyhaven Airport in Rochester, asking questions about security.
Police say a man wearing a jacket that said FBI Anti-Terrorism showed up at the airport last Wednesday and began asking about airport entrances and security. He took off when Skyhaven employees chased him away from hangars and called police.
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Texas Pipeline Explosion Looks Suspicious
September 28, 2004
This weekend`s pipeline explosion north of Houston could be related to a similar event a month before. Sunday`s blast in New Caney caused a million dollars in damages. It appears tampered equipment caused this explosion and another at a Porter, Texas construction site in August. Authorities are investigating the two as felony criminal mischi
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Man spotted with bomb materials
September 28, 2004
A Queens man was arrested after he was spotted near the Atlantic Bridge in Nassau County with bomb-making materials, officials said.
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Terrorist leader al-Zarqawi seeks even greater impact
September 28, 2004
Recent videos of beheadings by Iraqs most wanted terrorist leader have been growing in sophistication, using animated graphics and editing techniques apparently aimed at embellishing the audio to make a victims final moments seem more disturbing. It is a sign of the importance that terrorists in Iraq now place on such propaganda efforts.
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Kyrgyzstan foils plutonium plot’
September 27, 2004
Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say they have arrested two men who were trying to sell a large quantity of plutonium on the black market.
The men were detained last week near the capital, Bishkek, but the news was not immediately released.
There has been growing concern that radioactive materials from former Soviet military or research sites could fall into the hands of extremists.
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Report: Top Bin Laden deputy caught in Pakistan
September 27, 2004
Top Bin Laden deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has been caught in Pakistan, according to a report from the region quoted on Israel Radio Monday.
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Plane diverted after bomb scare
September 26, 2004
An Olympic Airlines flight from Athens to New York was diverted Sunday to London due to a bomb scare, a spokesman for the Greek Ministry stated.
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