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July 29, 2005

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Every suspected member of the July 21 suicide bombing team in London was under arrest last night after an extraordinary day of police operations stretching from a West London housing estate to the backstreets of Rome

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One Failed London Bomber Arrested

July 27, 2005

British police Wednesday arrested one of the four alleged terrorists who botched an attack on London’s transit system on July 21, two British news outlets reported.

Scotland Yard made four arrests in the failed terror attacks, beginning at 12:30 a.m. EDT

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Authorities Arrest Men With NYC Maps, Video

July 26, 2005

Five Egyptian men with maps of the New York City subway system and video of New York landmarks have been arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Newark, N.J.

The five men four illegal immigrants and one law enforcement fugitive were arrested Sunday night following a tip to the Newark Police Department. In addition to the subway maps and video, the men had train schedules and $8,000 in $20 and $50 bills.

The men were identified as: Karim Ahmed Abdel Latif Ahmed, 21; his brother Mahoud Ahmed Abdel Latif Ahmed, 19; Ahmed Mohamed Atta, 30; Mohamed Ibrahim Gaber, 34, and Mohamed Palat Anwar Jozain. When Newark authorities converged at the group’s location at 246 Ferry St., Karim Ahmed answered the door and agreed to allow police to enter. Officers said they noticed the maps, and video cameras and Karim and his brother agreed to a search.

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Seattle Man Questioned in London Bombings

July 22, 2005

An American once accused of trying to set up a terror training camp in Oregon is being questioned about a man sought in the London bombings, U.S. officials said Friday.

James Ujaama, a Muslim convert from Seattle, was charged in 2002 with trying to set up a terrorist training camp for Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri. He pleaded guilty to lesser charges in exchange for cooperating with terrorism investigations until 2013.

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London Police Shoot, Kill Suspected Bomber

July 22, 2005

Police on Friday shot and killed a man believed to be one of the people responsible for attempted bombings in the city just a day earlier.

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House Votes to Extend Patriot Act

July 21, 2005

The House voted Thursday to extend the USA Patriot Act, the nation’s main anti-terrorism tool, just hours after televisions in the Capitol beamed images of a new attack in London.

As similar legislation worked its way through the Senate, House Republicans generally cast the law as a valuable asset in the war on terror. Most Democrats echoed that support but said they were concerned the law could allow citizens’ civil liberties to be infringed.

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New York to Randomly Search Bags on Transit After U.K. Incident

July 21, 2005

New York police will begin randomly searching bags and backpacks of passengers on the city’s buses, subways and commuter trains to guard against terrorists following today’s attempted London transit bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

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Attack on U.S. food supply ‘easy,’ senators warn

July 21, 2005

An attack on America’s food supply using biological agents or disease is easy to do, would spread fast and have a devastating economic effect, a Senate committee heard on Wednesday, as it reviewed protection for U.S. agriculture.

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Elaborate Tunnel Revealed Beneath U.S./Canada Border

July 21, 2005

Federal agents have shut down a drug-smuggling tunnel built under the U.S.-Canadian border in northwestern Washington, the first such passageway found under the nation’s northern border, federal officials said Thursday.

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Two Arrested in London Subway, Bus Blasts

July 21, 2005

Police in London have arrested two men in connection with four attacks on three subway trains and a double-decker bus on Thursday, a scene hauntingly similar to deadly explosions set off by four suicide bombers exactly two weeks before. It was an inescapable message that life in London now means living with the threat of terror.

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