German terror raids
German police raided 33 apartments and four business premises across the country on Wednesday in an operation to break up a suspected extremist Islamic network, officials said on Wednesday. The raids were aimed at 24 suspects, most of them of Arab descent, who are accused of raising funds for extremist Islamic groups.
AFP, Munich
Hindustan Times - February 2, 2005.
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Terror group takes root in Europe
London - February 1, 2005 - An Islamic terrorist organization, called Al-Takfir Wa al-Hijra (excommunication and exile) and considered as more extreme than Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda, has taken root in Britain because of tax asylum procedures, security experts claimed here on Tuesday. According to Jane's Intelligence Review, western security agencies now respond more actively to the threat posed by Takfiri adherents. Al-Takfir organized a peaceful Islamic movement in Egypt in the early 1970s, but turned to violence and was implicated in killing two government ministers.
The Asian Age - February 2, 2005.
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30 killed in Iraq
Insurgents struck at Iraqi police forces with a suicide bomb, a car bomb and mortars in the cities of Mosul and Baqouba on Monday, killing at least 30 people. Al Qaeda's wing in Iraq, Musab al-Zarqawl, claimed responsibility for the blasts and vowed to carry out further attacks.
Hindustan Times - February 8, 2005.
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43 hurt in Madrid car blast
A car bomb exploded near Madrid's main convention centre on Wednesday, injuring 43 people, hours before Spanish and Mexican leaders were due there for a function. The worst blast in the Spanish capital since last year's March 11 al-Qaeda train bombings came before King Juan Carios and Mexican President Vicente Fox were to open an art fair at the complex on the outskirts of the city.
The Times of India - February 10, 2005.
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Blast injures 42 people in Spain
Madrid - February 9. 2005 - A powerful car bomb exploded in Madrid on Wednesday, injuring at least 42 people, following a telephone warning from a caller claiming to represent the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said. Earlier, 14 suspected members of ETA were arrested in different cities.
The Asian Age - February 10, 2005.
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21 army recruits killed in Iraq
Baghdad - February 8, 2005 - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Iraqis outside an army recruitment center in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 21 other persons and injuring 27 more, said the US military. Elsewhere, three police officers were killed in clashes in Baghdad's western Ghazaliya.
The Hindu - February 9, 2005.
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Chechens may use dirty bomb
Mascow: Chechen rebels could be preparing a spectacular terror attack against Russia, perhaps involving a nuclear device or "dirty bomb," experts warn. Bodris Berezovsky, exiled Russian tycoon, said this week that he had been approached by a Chechen "businessman" two years ago, offering to sell a miniature nuclear weapon stolen from former Soviet stocks. "It is a portable nuclear bomb," Berezovsky said. "Some part of it is missing at the moment, but these are small details."
Fred Weir
Hindustan Times - February 11, 2005.
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Maoists mount first big strike after emergency
Kathmandu - Five soldiers and at least one rebel were killed when Maoists launched their first major offensive on Thursday. "Several hundred Maoist rebels tried to attack various government offices including those of district police, regional police and ward police, Nepal Rastra and an administration office in Dhangadhi district," the sources said. "The security forces foiled the attack but five security men were killed and four others injured," he said.
The Times of India - February 11, 2005.
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Insurgent attacks in Iraq
The 260 insurgent attacks recorded in Iraq on polling day were the largest number since the Americans invaded nearly two years ago. At least 44 people were killed, including insurgents and ten British servicemen who died when a C-130 transport plane crashed. Two insurgent groups claimed separately to have shot it down.
The Economist - February 5th-11th, 2005.
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18 killed in car bomb blast in Iraq
Baghdad - A suicide car bomber killed 18 people near a hospital south of Baghdad on Saturday. Around 25 people were wounded in the attack.
Sunday Times of India - February 13, 2005.
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Iraq attack kills 24
Baghdad - February 11, 2005 - Twenty-four people have been killed today in attacks on a bakery and a mosque in Iraq. Thirteen people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a Shia mosque near Baghdad, local police said. Earlier, masked insurgents opened fire on a crowd at a bakery in Baghdad's New Baghdad neighbourhood, killing 11 people.
Hindustan Times - February 12, 2005.
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Lebanon blast kills ex-PM - 12 others killed as huge blast sets 20 cars alight
Beirut - A huge car bomb killed Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and at least 12 other people on Monday in Beirut's most devastating attack since the 1975-90 civilian war. Former economy minister Basil Fuleihan was critically wounded. "Syria regards this as an act of terrorism, a crime that seeks to destabilize (Lebanon)," Syrian information minister Mahdi Dakhl-Allah told Reuters on telephone.
The Times of India - February 16, 2005.
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Insurgents target oil pipeline in Kirkuk
Baghdad - February 14, 2005 - Insurgents blew up an oil pipeline in the northern oil fields of Iraq and killed two, senior police officers said on Monday. In Baghdad, gunmen firing from a car killed two high-ranking policemen on Sunday night, an interior ministry official said. Insurgents also fired six mortars at a police station in central Baghdad, but further reports were not available.
Chris Tomlinson
The Asian Age - February 15, 2005.
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10 dead, 136 wounded in Philippine blasts
Manila - February 15, 20005 - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has vowed to wipe out the Al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group after it claimed responsibility for three bombings that left at least 10 dead and 136 wounded in Valentine's day bombings that hit Manila and two southern Philippine cities, officials said. Six people were killed on the spot and 94 injured when a powerful bomb ripped through a bus in the Makati financial district of Manila, police said. One person was killed and nine were wounded when a blast hit a bus depot in the southern city of Davao on Mundanao island at dusk. "More than ever, we must not pull back, but move forward to wipe out the remnants of the Abu Sayyaf," Arroyo said in a statement.
The Statesman World Focus - February 16, 2005.
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Bomb blast greets Thaksin to south Thailand
Narathiwat - February 16, 2005 - At least six people were wounded today when a bomb exploded in Narathiwat province just hours before the prime minister was to visit the insurgency-plagued region, officials said. Suspected Muslim rebels were probably aiming at a military truck with the bomb, which injured three. The bomb, triggered by a mobile phone, exploded Wednesday as soldiers were loading food into a military truck parked in front of a bank in the province's Rangae district, the police officer said.
The Statesman World Focus - February 17, 2005.
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Qaeda may mount massive attack - UN Team
United Nations - February 16, 2005 - A UN team investigating compliance with sanctions against Al Qaeda and the Taliban predicted that brutal attacks by Osama Bin Laden's followers will escalate as they stil have easy access to bomb-making materials and money. Al Qaeda remains capable of mounting "devastating attacks" and sanctions are only having a limited effect on the group, which is still keen to acquire chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons, a UN report said on Tuesday.
Leyla Linton
The Asian Age - February 17, 2005.
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29 killed in blasts
Baghadad - Four explosions aimed at Shia worshippers ripped through Bahdad during Friday prayers and killed at least 29 people and injured dozens in the deadliest attacks since the election, on the eve of the community's most important holiday. Suicide bombers struck at two Shia mosques after Friday prayers ended, another explosion took place near a Shia procession and a third suicide bomber detonated himself at an Iraqi police and National Guard checkpoint in a Sunni area.
Hindustan Times - February 19, 2005.
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Suicide attacks kill 11 in Baghdad on Shia holy day
Baghdad - At least 11 people were killed and more than 90 wounded in a series of suicide attacks and bombings in Shia Muslim district of Baghdad on Saturday. There were two attacks in quick succession in the Khadamiya district of the city. close to a Shia mosque. A suicide bomber blew himself up after an exchange of fire with security forces and a bus exploded near a barrier preventing vehicles approaching the mosque. At least seven people were killed in the two attacks, the US army and Iraqi police said. At least 46 people were wounded. In an earlier attack, a suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up near a group of people attending the funeral of a woman killed in a bombing Friday. Four mourners were killed and 39 wounded, hospital officials said.
Sunday Times of India - February 20, 2005.
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Al-Qaeda plot to assassinate Bush?
Washington - February 23, 2005 - An alleged al-Qaeda plot to assassinate the US President George Bush was revealed yesterday when an American man who spent 20 months in Saudi jail on suspicion of terrorism, was charged with conspiring to kill him. According to indictment, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali (23), conspired with al-Qaeda members in Saudi Arabia, to carry out the assassination, either by getting "close enough to the President to shoot him on the street" or with a car bomb.
Jullan Borger
The Hindu - February 24, 2005.
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Six killed as militants strike at Government office in Srinagar
Srinagar - February 24, 2005 - Six persons, including a woman and three security men, were killed and four injured in an attack by two militants on the Divisional Commissioner's office here. The militants were killed in the gun-battle later. At the time of the attack, about 250 people were inside the building who were brought out safely. Two militants, wearing Army fatigues, came at the gate of the office. When the Central Reserve Police Force jawans asked them to prove their identity, they hurled grenades and opened fire. Two jawans and one policemen died on the spot and a civilian died of his injuries in hospital.
Shujaat Bukhari
The Hindu - February 25, 2005
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Tikrit suicide blast kills 15 - No charges against US soldier for Fallujah mosque shooting
Tikrit - February 24, 2005 - A car bomb exploded inside the police headquarters in Tikrit, hometown city of Saddam Hussein, killing at least 15 people and wounding 22 others, police said. Twenty cars were set ablaze after the massive blast. Police said the bomber drove a vehicle into parking lot inside the police building and detonated it.
The Indian express - February 25, 2005.
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Suicide blast shatters lull in Middle East, Abbas furious
Tel Aviv - Israeli and Palestinian security services made a series of arrests on Saturday after a Tel Aviv nightclub blast that killed four Israelis and wounded 53 others. Both sides are trying to limit the fallout from the first suicide attacks since the recent landmark cease-fire announcement. After Israeli troops arrested the two brothers of the bomber at their home village in the northern West Bank, Palestinian security services also detained two suspected from the nearby town of Talkarem for interrogation. Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said a third party bent on sabotaging the peace process was behind the attack.
Sunday Times of India - February 27, 2005.
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19 killed in Afghan clashes
Kabul - February 25, 2005 - Nine Afghan policemen and 10 Taliban militants died in two separate ambushes, US and Afghan officials said on Friday. "The policemen were on a routine patrol when they were attacked - nine policemen were killed," a provincial spokesman told AFP by telephone. He blamed the attack on the remnants of Taliban, who were waging a revolt against the Government and foreign troops.
The Hindu - February 26, 2005.
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14 die in fresh Nepal violence
Kathmandu - At least 14 people died in a fresh burst of violence in southern Nepal on Sunday, after communist rebels lifted a two-week highway blockade that had crippled the flow of essential supplies. They ambushed an army truck carrying soldiers on a regular patrol near the town of Patlaiya, about 250 km south of Kathmandu, killed eight of them, police said. Another 10 soldiers suffered injuries in the attack and have been transported to hospitals. In the nearby town of Butwal, suspected rebels fatally shot the town's police chief and his assistant on Sunday. Separately, insurgents killed four people in overnight attacks on villages in the south.
The Times of India - February 28, 2005.
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"FBI on Lookout for People Purchasing Certain Explosives"
WTOP Radio (02/02/05); Green, J.J.
The FBI last week issued a memo to law enforcement agencies throughout the United States, warning that Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups could be looking to acquire the ingredients to make urea nitrate, an explosive compound that is cheaper than dynamite, according to one explosives expert. Al Qaeda has used urea nitrate in previous attacks, but authorities say they have no indication that a threat is imminent.
Security Management Daily - February 3, 2005
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"BBC Producer Shot Dead in Somalia"
CNN (02/09/05)
A 39-year-old producer for U.K. broadcaster the BBC has been shot and killed in Mogadishu, Somalia. Kate Peyton was killed by a militiaman outside the Sahafi Hotel, where she was staying. Witnesses reported that other militiamen who were guarding Peyton chased the militiaman who shot her, but he escaped in a car. Peyton was accompanied by a BBC journalist at the time of the shooting.
Security Management Daily - February 10, 2005
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"Manila Police Warn of Market Bomb Plot"
Reuters (02/16/05); Mogato, Manny
Authorities in the Philippines have warned that recent intelligence information suggests that several public markets in metropolitan Manila are being targeted for bombing by terrorists. The warning comes after bombs in three Philippine cities killed 13 people, including Manila, on Monday. Some legislators are calling upon the Philippine president to impose a state of emergency on the island of Mindanao, where two of Monday's bombings occurred.
Security Management Daily - February 16, 2005
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Colombia: Car Bomb Explodes in Front of Television and Radio Offices"
CPJ Press Freedom Online (02/22/05)
A security guard and sound engineer were injured by a car bomb that exploded in the street outside the offices of a television and radio station in Cali, Colombia, Sunday night. The explosion, which occurred at 10:15 p.m., did significant damage to the offices of RCN Television and Radio. Reports suggest that someone parked the car in front of the offices and then fled the scene on a motorcycle. The car was packed with 66 pounds of explosives, reports said.
Security Management Daily - February 23, 2005
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France Seizes 11 Accused of Plotting Iraq Attacks
By Elaine Sciolino
Published: January 27, 2005
PARIS, Jan. 26 -France has smashed a cell that was recruiting fighters to join the insurgency in Iraq, intelligence and law enforcement officials said Wednesday. In police raids on Monday and Wednesday after intensive and lengthy surveillance, French authorities arrested nine men and two women, and more arrests are expected, the officials said. The timing was linked to information that at least two of those arrested were poised to leave for Iraq, perhaps to carry out suicide attacks, they added.
Mr. Mayer Nudell, USA
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Libyan Embassy in Islamabad warned of terrorist attacks
By Shahzad Malik
ISLAMABAD: Terrorists including those belonging to Al Qaeda have reportedly threatened the Libyan Embassy and its staff in Islamabad, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday. The Libyan Security Forces Department said it had received information that Al Qaeda, Egyptian Islamic Jihad and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan resented Libya's restoration of diplomatic ties with the US and Britain after the Libyan government handed over two men responsible for blowing up an American Airlines plane with 300 passengers on board, sources said.
From Mr. Mayer Nudell, USA.
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Food for thought
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days... What you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic power, and genius in it.
Goethe
The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.
Peaarl S. Back
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