An update on the Glasgow attack. “Flaming SUV Rams U.K. Airport; 2 Arrests,” by Ian Stewart for the Associated Press: A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed into Glasgow airport on Saturday, shattering glass doors just yards from passengers lined up at the check-in counters. Police said they believed the attack was linked […]
Archives for June 2007
US warned of possible Glasgow attack two weeks ago in connection with other threats
“A US official told ABCNews.com that the intelligence reports led to the assignment of Federal Air Marshals to flights into and out of both Glasgow and Prague.” “US Warned of Glasgow Threat Two Weeks Ago,” by Richard Esposito and Rhonda Schwartz for ABC News’ The Blotter: U.S. law enforcement officials received intelligence reports two weeks […]
British alert level raised to “critical,” U.S. steps up security at airports
From Sky News. The “critical” level warns of an imminent attack. Watch this space for updates. Also, “U.S. Orders Boost in Airport Security in Wake of London, Glasgow Terror Acts,” from Fox News: WASHINGTON “” Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday. The […]
Internet posting prior to car bomb attempt: “Today I say: Rejoice, by Allah, London shall be bombed.”
“Was London Bomb Plot Heralded On Web?” by Tucker Reals for CBS News: Hours before London explosives technicians dismantled a large car bomb in the heart of the British capital’s tourist-rich theater district, a message appeared on one of the most widely used jihadist Internet forums, saying: “Today I say: Rejoice, by Allah, London shall […]
Muslim rule in Nigerian state “chokes” Christian community
Islamic Tolerance Alert, and an update on the plight of Christians in Nigeria. “Nigeria – Muslim Rule in Kebbi State Chokes Church,” from Compass Direct: KALGO, Nigeria, June 29 (Compass Direct News) — For Kebbi state pastor Nuhu Mamman, to become a Christian was to have a death sentence passed on the life he knew: […]
Jihadists from Australia implicated in Lebanon violence
Among other foreign jihadists. “Arrested Aussies ‘not senior extremists’,” by Ed O’Loughlin for the Sydney Morning Herald: POLICE who arrested boxing champion Ahmed Elomar with two other Australian friends in Lebanon say that the three are not known to be senior wanted extremists. “These are not names that I’ve heard of,” said Lt Colonel Bassem […]
Spain detains four suspected of links to Al-Qaeda
“The ministry had said the men arrested Tuesday were suspected of recruiting people to send to jihadist training camps in Africa.” From Agence France-Presse: MADRID: Spain’s Interior Ministry said Friday police had arrested a Moroccan man in Barcelona suspected of having links to Al-Qaeda, three days after three other Moroccans were detained for the same […]
Lal Masjid cleric: “If the government carried out an operation then we will follow the way of jihad”… our male and female students can carry out suicide attack as a last option.”
And then, sympathizers would accuse government forces of destroying the mosque themselves. Lal Masjid Update. “Suicide bombers hiding in mosque, claims Musharraf,” from Reuters: ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf yesterday said suicide bombers from an Al Qaeda-linked militant group are holed up in a mosque in the centre of the capital, Islamabad. Authorities have been locked […]
Mickey the Jihadist Rat “martyred” in final episode
On American television, shows “jump the shark.” On Hamas TV, apparently they “martyr the mouse.” And then it’s time to move on to new programming. An update on this story. “Hamas TV show kills militant mouse character,” from the Associated Press: GAZA CITY (AP) — A Mickey Mouse lookalike who preached Islamic domination on a […]
Second car found laden with explosives
“Two explosive-laden cars in London linked,” from CNN: LONDON, England (CNN) — A vehicle containing fuel, gas canisters and nails found early Friday near Trafalgar Square is “clearly linked” to another explosives-packed car found outside a nightclub near Piccadilly Circus, Metropolitan Police said. A “considerable” amount of fuel and gas canisters, along with a “substantial […]