Man Charged With Possessing Explosive Materials
January 31, 2008
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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
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UBC Biological Sciences Building Locked Down Amid Threat
January 31, 2008
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
January 30, 2008
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
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High Target Value Terror Leader Killed in Missile Strike
January 30, 2008
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
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Spy Satellite Could Hit US - Military Looking At Contingency Plans
January 29, 2008
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
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A New Generation of Home-grown Terrorists Spring Up In Australia
January 29, 2008
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
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Baitullah Mehsud - The Man More Dangerous Than Osama bin Laden
January 28, 2008
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
January 28, 2008
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
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FBI Investigates Threat Call Involving NY-to-LA Flight
January 28, 2008
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.
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Tampa Web Company Hosted Site Called Vital To al Qaeda
January 28, 2008
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
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