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Article Archive for August 2008

Pelosi’s Denver Hotel Evacuated - Hunter Sorry For Scare
Sunday, 24 Aug, 2008 – 14:55 | 2 Comments

A Wyoming hunter who accidentally caused a security concern at the Grand Hyatt hotel Saturday said he’s sorry for the problems he caused and didn’t know the Democratic National Convention was in town.

Swiss Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Bomb Threat
Saturday, 23 Aug, 2008 – 22:03 | No Comment

A Swiss International Air Lines plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday after a bomb threat was made against the flight, the official Swiss info news website reported.
The flight from Zurich to …

Terrorism Expert Escapes Bomb Attack - India
Saturday, 23 Aug, 2008 – 22:00 | One Comment

Former CID SSP and Lyari Town SSP Raja Umer Khattab narrowly escaped but with neck injuries a bicycle bomb that went off near Saddar police station on the main artery of Shahrah-e-Faisal on Saturday. The …

Security Officials On The Lookout For Cloned Emergency Vehicles
Saturday, 23 Aug, 2008 – 0:01 | One Comment
Security Officials On The Lookout For Cloned Emergency Vehicles

Cloned emergency vehicles lookout memo issued.
Security officials around the cities hosting this year’s political conventions are being told to watch out for fake or cloned emergency vehicles.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency memo ‘bulletin’ says terrorists …

Senator Joe Biden Selected As Obama Running Mate
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 22:01 | One Comment
Senator Joe Biden Selected As Obama Running Mate

Senator Joe Biden has been selected as the Vice Presidential running mate of Barack Obama according to several news sources.
Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, brings years of experience that could help counter …

Police Hunting For Person Who Opened ‘Al-Jihad’ Website At Cyber Cafe - India
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 19:55 | No Comment
Police Hunting For Person Who Opened ‘Al-Jihad’ Website At Cyber Cafe - India

Gwalior: Police is looking for a person who opened the site “Al-Jihad” at a cyber- cafe in the city on August 13 and when the owner of the cafe saw it, he suddenly closed the …

British Terror Arrests Linked To Threat to Kill Brown
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 19:52 | One Comment

The arrest of three terror suspects in northern England earlier this month was linked to an online threat to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown, British media reported Friday.
The British Broadcasting Corp. said the three men …

Predator Drone ‘UAV’ On Long Island Sparks Terror Investigation
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 12:46 | 2 Comments
Predator Drone ‘UAV’ On Long Island Sparks Terror Investigation

Predator Drone ‘UAV’ On Long Island Sparks Terror Investigation - Investigators said the drone was being designed to carry 600 pounds of explosives. Jonathan Dienst breaks the story for WNBC.com
A predator drone being built by …

Alleged Terrorist Confirms Plans To Launch Chemical Attacks Across Pakistan
Thursday, 21 Aug, 2008 – 22:20 | One Comment
Alleged Terrorist Confirms Plans To Launch Chemical Attacks Across Pakistan

The confession of alleged terrorist Raziuddin Naser has confirmed that jehadis are planning to launch large-scale chemical strikes across the country.
Naser was nabbed in Goa early this year when he was trying to hijack a …

Using Personal Technologies To Detect Explosives, Dirty Bombs and More
Thursday, 21 Aug, 2008 – 20:21 | No Comment
Using Personal Technologies To Detect Explosives, Dirty Bombs and More

Radiation Detector
As science races to confront terrorism with new technology, researchers are unveiling a new generation of devices featuring ever-more sophisticated sensors to quickly detect explosives, radiation, chemicals and biological agents.