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Article Archive for July 2008

Terror Bombing In Istanbul Turkey Shopping Center Kills Several Injures Over 150
Monday, 28 Jul, 2008 – 0:30 | No Comment

At least 15 people were killed and more than 150 injured when two bombs ripped through a popular shopping centre in the Turkish city of Istanbul last night.
The blasts came hours ahead of the start …

Food Tampering A Very Real Terror Threat
Monday, 28 Jul, 2008 – 0:30 | No Comment

The deliberate contamination of the nation’s food supply is a serious threat.
In January 2004 the Bush administration responded to the threat of contamination of the nation’s food supply with a Homeland Security Presidential Directive, according …

New York Jihad Birthday Invitations Warn of Terror Threat In Lower Manhattan
Sunday, 27 Jul, 2008 – 22:40 | No Comment
New York Jihad Birthday Invitations Warn of Terror Threat In Lower Manhattan

New York Jihad Terror Threat Invitation - NY Post
New York Jihad… It could be a hoax but it could also be an actual terror threat. At this time, no one is sure but investigators are …

Stopping A Biological Weapon - Scientists Hope For Tularemia Vaccine
Sunday, 27 Jul, 2008 – 21:30 | No Comment

Scientists hope a vaccine is on the horizon for tularemia, a fatal disease caused by the pathogen Francisella tularensis, an organism of concern as a potential biological warfare agent. Until recently we knew very little …

7 Oklahoma Prisons On Lockdown After Possibly Coordinated Fights Break Out
Sunday, 27 Jul, 2008 – 21:25 | No Comment

Seven Oklahoma prisons remain on lockdown status after a series of fights state corrections officials think might have been coordinated.
The seven prisons have been on lockdown since the fights broke out between May 20th and …

Knoxville Tennessee - Valley Universalist Church - Gunman Kills 2, Wounds 7
Sunday, 27 Jul, 2008 – 18:47 | No Comment

A gunman opened fire at a church youth performance Sunday and killed two people, including a man who witnesses called a hero for shielding others from a shotgun blast.
Seven adults were also injured but no …

Terror Attacks Threatened During Beijing Olympics - Turkestan Islamic Party ‘ETIM’
Saturday, 26 Jul, 2008 – 0:16 | No Comment
Terror Attacks Threatened During Beijing Olympics - Turkestan Islamic Party ‘ETIM’

China Anti-terror Police Training
A Uighur separatist group has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in May and warned of new attacks in China during the Olympics.

Man Builds Pipe-Bomb That Nearly Kills Boy On Bike
Saturday, 26 Jul, 2008 – 0:01 | No Comment

An 11-year-old boy was riding a bike when a man ignited a homemade pipe-bomb that sent shrap metal flying. Doctors say the boy’s wounds are comparable to serious injuries of soldiers from Iraq.
The 45-year-old man …

Man Arrested At Midtown New York Office
Saturday, 26 Jul, 2008 – 0:00 | No Comment
Man Arrested At Midtown New York Office

Police are searching an office building in Midtown, looking for a weapon after a man was allegedly spotted carrying a gun.
Security tried to stop the man before he walked through the door at 232 Madison …

Bomb Threat Delays Southwest Airlines Flights At LI MacArthur Airport
Friday, 25 Jul, 2008 – 15:13 | No Comment

At least four outgoing flights have been delayed at New York’s MacArthur Airport after a bomb threat was called into a Southwest Airlines office in Houston.
Officials with the town of Islip, which operates the Long …