Man Charged With Possessing Explosive Materials

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A man already facing charges in a 2002 pipe bomb attack in New York was arrested in Connecticut after police found homemade explosives in his car, federal authorities said.

A Wallingford police officer on a routine patrol early Tuesday morning said he spotted Yung W. Tang napping in the parking lot of a KinderCare just off of Interstate 91. Authorities said Tang indicated he was driving from Boston to New York and had pulled off the highway to sleep. Read more

UBC Biological Sciences Building Locked Down Amid Threat

The Biological Sciences Building at the University of British Columbia was locked down yesterday afternoon after a report of a threat to public safety. Police cordoned off the area surrounding the building and those in the labs, classrooms and offices were told to lock the doors and stay in their rooms until advised it was safe to leave.

The explosive disposal unit, police dog sniffers and fire and ambulance services responded. Police officers at the scene said they had not found anything of concern during the first four hours of their search. They expected the search would continue into the late evening. Students, professors and staff who were detained in the building were released as police went room to room.

Scott Macrae, executive director of UBC public affairs, said the university took steps to respond after receiving a threat indicating criminal intentions. The RCMP were notified, assessed the threat and decided on the appropriate response, he said.

He dismissed speculation by some who came out of the building that the lockdown was a drill to prepare for a real emergency. There has been a rather large deployment of police, significant inconvenience and general upset on campus, he said. “This is not a drill,” he added.

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Air Canada Flight Terror – Pilot “Loses It” – Is Restrained By Passenger and Crew

A transatlantic flight had to make an unscheduled landing in Ireland after one of its pilots began behaving strangely and had to be restrained by fellow crew members.

Passengers said the co-pilot of Air Canada Flight 848 from Toronto to Heathrow was forcibly removed from the cockpit as the plane was diverted to Shannon airport. He was carried from the aircraft shouting, swearing and “asking for God”. Read more

High Target Value Terror Leader Killed in Missile Strike

UPDATE: The death of Libyan-born Abu Laith al Libi was reported on militant websites, which praised him as a martyr who died helping lead a “holy war” against the West. While Al Libi’s death had not yet been confirmed by forensic evidence, a Western counter-terrorism official said intelligence agencies believed the postings were authentic, and that the militant had been killed within the last few days. Read more

Spy Satellite Could Hit US – Military Looking At Contingency Plans

A failing spy satellite will soon crash to earth and there is growing concern. It’s been out of control since it failed to respond to ground commands in the days after its Dec. 14, 2006, liftoff. U.S. officials say they are tracking its uncontrolled descent. Read more

A New Generation of Home-grown Terrorists Spring Up In Australia

A new crop of home-grown jihadis, groomed to step up and replace the leaders of Australian terror cells who have been arrested or jailed, is almost “mature” enough to launch an operation, an international terror expert has warned. Read more

Baitullah Mehsud – The Man More Dangerous Than Osama bin Laden

Baitullah Mehsud is the chosen leader of a militant coalition known as the Taliban Movement of Pakistan. A collection of 26 groups that have come together to battle the Pakistani army.

During a 25-minute sit-down with al Jazeera, Mehsud, the man Pakistan blames for killing former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, claims he is fighting a “defensive” jihad with the goal to destroy the White House, New York and London.

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TSA – Fake Bomb Makes It Past Airport Security In Tampa

Before you slam airport security or the TSA, realize that this test was actually performed by the TSA to uncover and correct any lapses or gaps in the current system. This is how it’s done folks. If you don’t test for these types of situations, the end result is fairly easy to figure out. Read more

FBI Investigates Threat Call Involving NY-to-LA Flight

An airliner that was the subject of a threatening telephone call has been moved to a remote part of Los Angeles International Airport.

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the move Monday afternoon was strictly precautionary and that the person who made the call to a law enforcement agency is under investigation.

The threat involved United Flight 23 from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles.

The plane landed safely and the 71 people aboard were taken off at the airport’s west end.

Tampa Web Company Hosted Site Called Vital To al Qaeda

A computer program that is said to give al-Qaeda greater communications capabilities, hosted on what some consider “arguably” the most significant al-Qaeda Web site, was hosted until this morning by a Tampa company in the same building as the United States attorney’s office. Read more

Man Arrested For Threatening President Outside White House

A man was arrested on Monday for making a verbal threat against President George W. Bush outside the fence at the White House, the Secret Service said.“We had an individual arrested for making a threat against the president on the fence line,” Malcolm Wiley, spokesman for the Secret Service, said.

“He left behind a suspicious package,” he said. That prompted the area immediately outside the White House to be closed off to the public, he said.

Wiley had no further details about the identity of the man who was arrested or what he was charged with.

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Ten-finger Fingerprint Scan To Enter U.S.A.

Security screening for arriving passengers has been stepped up yet again at American airports with the implementation of 10 finger fingerprint scans. Read more

Man Seeking Shoe Shine Forces 80 Minute Shutdown of Boise Airport Terminal

A California man who breached security Friday at the Boise Airport may pay a lot more than he expected for a shoe shine.

Authorities say the 43-year-old Victorville, Calif., man bypassed a security checkpoint in his quest for a shoe shine, a breach that led to an 80-minute shutdown of the terminal, delayed four flights and required re-screening of at least 400 passengers. Read more

Pakistan Raises State of Alert At Nuclear Sites

Pakistan has raised the state of alert around its nuclear facilities amid concerns they could be targeted by Islamist militants.

But a senior Pakistan military official said there had been no specific threat to the sites, and insisted that safeguards in place were fool proof.

The official was speaking in a rare press briefing on the issue.

It followed Western media reports warning that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons could fall into the wrong hands.

The Pakistani authorities have been angered by Western media reports speculating that the country?s nuclear arsenal could fall into the hands of al-Qaeda militants.

The senior military official briefing foreign journalists said that the weapons were protected by an elaborate command and control system, and multiple levels of security.

‘No collusion’

He acknowledged that Islamic militants had begun to attack army personnel in recent months, and that nuclear sites may also become a target.

He said the state of alert around nuclear facilities had increased, but there had been no specific threats against them.

The official said there was no way the Taleban or al-Qaeda could take over Pakistan?s estimated 50 nuclear warheads.

And he dismissed the possibility of collusion from within the system, saying all personnel dealing with sensitive material had been carefully monitored.

Despite fears raised by US media and politicians, the official said the US administration had not shown any recent concern about the safety of Pakistan?s nuclear weapons.

He also said any foreign intervention over the issue would be disastrous for the intruder.

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