It is being reported now that British police believe they have caught the four men suspected of trying to explode bombs on London’s transport system last week after armed raids today in London and an arrest in Rome.
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Southern Border Entry Point for Terrorists?
July 28, 2005 crime, terrorism » Add the second comment.
The Christian Science Monitor says Federal agents are facing an emerging crisis along the southern border as non-Mexicans were crossing over in record numbers and they were helpless to stop it. Some of these illegals come from countries with terrorist ties and most were set free soon after being captured. There is increasing evidence that [...] Read more »
Millenium Bomber Sentenced; Could Serve Only 13 Years
Ahmed Ressam, the Algerian terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport on the last evening of 1999, has been sentenced to a 22-year prison sentence. Although prosecutors had asked for a 35-year sentence, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour structured the sentence so that Ressam could serve just 13 to 14 years [...] Read more »
CCTV Cameras Aid London Bomb Probe
The United Kingdom has some 4 million closed-circuit television cameras and news reports suggest that the average citizen is captured on film by about 300 cameras per day. The cameras are located on streets and in parks, airports, schools, shopping malls, and parking lots. Authorities have reviewed 15,000 surveillance tapes so far in relation to [...] Read more »
Count on Bomb Attacks for U.S.
July 27, 2005 terrorism » Add the first comment.
According to the FBI, more than 88 percent of terrorist attacks in the United States have been explosive or incendiary bomb attacks. If the past has been any type of indicator and the types of attacks being seen in the UK, Spain and elsewhere are indicators — we can expect that terrorist attacks on American [...] Read more »
Taser Used in Takedown of London Bomber
British police arrested four men in central England in their hunt for the suspected bombers in the failed attacks on London’s transportation network. One arrested was one of the four alleged terrorists wanted in connection with the attempted bombing at Warren Street station– Yasin Hassan Omar. Sky News reports that he was taken down with [...] Read more »