FBI Continues Ongoing Terror Probe of Alleged Bombing Plot with Suspected Ties to al Qaeda - Update 2

Post Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009
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AP brings us the following report and it starts off like this... An Afghan immigrant plotted for more than a year to detonate homemade bombs in the United States, had recently bought bomb-making supplies from beauty supply stores and was looking for "urgent" help in the past two weeks to make explosives, an indictment charged Thursday... Najibullah Zazi -- a 24-year-old airport shuttle driver who authorities said received explosives and weapons training from al-Qaida during a trip to Pakistan last year -- was charged in New York with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction...
Read the full report at link below...
Feds: Suspect hit beauty stores for bomb supplies
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The DenverPost.com has the following report...
FBI: Terror suspect cooked bomb materials in Aurora

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CBS Unplugged: The Zazi Indictment

About this video: Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on a count of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Bob Orr and CBS News National Security Analyst Juan Zarate discuss the ongoing investigation.
This News Video posted on YouTube by CBS
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FBI Continues Ongoing Terror Probe of Alleged Bombing Plot with Suspected Ties to al Qaeda - Update 1

Post Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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* The Wall Street Journal has the following report posted up on their website this Tuesday and it starts off like this... Federal investigators probing an alleged bombing plot with suspected ties to al Qaeda are trying to track purchases of chemicals that could be used to make explosives, as three men charged as a result of the probe appeared in court Monday... Two officials familiar with the probe said investigators were combing records on the purchases of chemicals, particularly hydrogen peroxide, that could be used to make bombs. Peroxide-based explosives were used in a deadly attack on London's subway and bus system in July 2005, and al Qaeda's interest in such explosives has been a top concern for the Federal Bureau of Investigation for almost two years, according to intelligence assessments made public...
Read the full report at link below...
Chemicals a Focus of U.S. Bomb Probe
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* TheHawkEye.com website has the following report today...
Transit systems warned to watch for terrorists
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* CBSNews.com is reporting... Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the U.S. about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels - the latest in a flurry of such internal warnings as investigators chase a possible bomb plot in Denver and New York... In the two bulletins - sent to police departments Monday and obtained by The Associated Press - officials said they know of no specific plots against such sites, but urged law enforcement and private companies to be vigilant. These two bulletins followed on the heels of a similar warning about the vulnerabilities of mass transit systems...
Read the rest at link below...
Terror Alerts Issued for Stadiums, Hotels

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Mass Transit Terror Warning

About this news video: No plots confirmed, but the Zazi investigation turned up materials like the ones used for Madrid train bombing, leading officials to warn mass transit security to be on their guard...
This Video posted on YouTube by CBSNewsOnline
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FBI Arrests Colorado Father, Son and Another from New York Connected With Ongoing Terror Probe

Post Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009
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* Bloomberg.com had this report posted up on their website late this Sunday morning and it starts off like this... The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested three men from Afghanistan on charges of making false statements in connection with a terrorist investigation, according to the Department of Justice... Federal authorities in Colorado arrested Najibullah Zazi, 24, and his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi, 53, the Justice Department said in an e-mailed statement. The third man, Ahmad Wais Afzali, 37, was apprehended in New York... “The arrests are part of an ongoing and fast-paced investigation,” David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security, said in the statement. “It is important to note that we have no specific information regarding the timing, location or target of any planned attack.”...
Read the full report at link below...
FBI Arrests Afghan Men Connected With Terrorism Probe
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* NYDailyNews.com reports it this way... An alleged al-Qaeda terror operative told investigators he received training in "weapons and explosives" from Osama Bin Laden's goons last year, according to documents released Sunday... Najibullah Zazi admitted he visited Pakistan's war torn tribal areas for the training, documents said... Zazi, 25, was collared by the FBI late Saturday night in Aurora, Colo., along with his father, Mohammed Wali Zazi... Also arrested was Ahmad Wais Afzali, 37, the imam of a mosque in Flushing, Queens... All three face initial charges of lying to investigators from Joint Terrorism Task Forces in Denver and New York...
Read the rest at link below...
Najibullah Zazi admitted receiving 'weapons and explosives' training from al-Qaeda: court documents

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> Here’s a VERY Informative, Sunday, FBI Press Release...
Three Arrested in Ongoing Terror Investigation
Above Image by FBI
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Much more to come over the next few days on this ongoing... fast-paced investigation! I’ll find some good videos to post up too so check back...
AubreyJ.........

Eighth British Bomb Plot Suspect Arrested In Australia

The trail of investigation into the three attempted car bombings in Britain led to the detention of another foreign hospital worker in the Queensland city of Brisbane, Australian officials said Tuesday - the eighth suspect held so far... British police are already holding seven terrorism suspects, including two medical doctors from the Middle East, in the fast- moving probe...
Read the story in full at BangkokPost.com

Jeep Crashes Into British Airport - 2 Arrested

Blazing Jeep Crashes Into British Airport -

2 Arrested -

Incident Being Treated

As Terrorist Attack
Saturday, June 30, 2007

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ThisIsLondon.co.uk website has this report out this morning and it starts off like this... A blazing car crashed into Glasgow Airport today in what is thought to be a failed terrorist bomb attack... Eyewitnesses said two Asian men were in a Jeep Cherokee which was driven at speed with flames coming out from underneath at 3.15pm this afternoon... After the crash, one of men, whose clothes were on fire, jumped out of the car and ran into the terminal building where he was tackled by a heroic holidaymaker...
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Blazing jeep crashes into British airport
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>>> CHRON.com website reports... Two men rammed a flaming sport utility vehicle into the main terminal of Glasgow airport Saturday, crashing into the glass doors at the entrance and sparking a fire, witnesses said. Police said two suspects were arrested...
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Flaming car rams U.K. airport; 2 arrests
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>>> The SKY NEWS website has this take on the story...
Terror Strike As Burning Jeep Hits Airport
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VIDEO: Fox News Coverage of Attack
*Watch ongoing live coverage on Cable Fox News*

Video posted on LiveLeak by: cpmcd2000
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UPDATE: 2:15pm CDT
Just out...
British Officials Have Raised
Security Alert Level To
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New Attack Is Imminent

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>>> FoxNews has this on today’s events... Britain raised its terror alert to "critical" ... the highest possible level ... and the Bush administration announced plans to increase security at airports and on mass transit... One of the men in the car was in critical condition at a hospital with severe burns, while the other was in police custody, said Scottish Police Chief Constable Willie Rae. He said a "suspect device" was found on the suspect at the hospital and it was taken to a safe location where it was being investigated...
Read the rest at FoxNews.com
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>>> SKY NEWS - NEWS IN PICTURES
Lots of photos HERE

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Statement by Secretary Chertoff

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Release Date: June 30, 2007
For Immediate Release

Office of the Press Secretary
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We have been in close contact with our counterparts in the U.K. regarding today’s incident at the Glasgow airport and yesterday’s car bomb discoveries in London. Our law enforcement and intelligence officials are closely monitoring the ongoing investigations. The senior leadership of the U.S. government has been meeting on these issues both yesterday and today. DHS and the FBI have provided updates and protective measures guidance to our state and local homeland security and law enforcement partners.
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At this point, I have seen no specific, credible information suggesting that this latest incident is connected to a threat to the homeland. We have no plans at this time to change the national threat level, although we remind everyone that the aviation threat level has been raised to orange since last fall.
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However, in an abundance of caution during this holiday period, DHS will be implementing plans to increase our security measures at U.S. airports, mass transit and other transportation facilities. Some of these measures will be visible; others will not. As always, airline passengers should arrive at the airport with sufficient time for security clearance. We encourage the public to go about their business and recreational plans as usual, but remain vigilant to the events happening in your environment and report any suspicious activities to authorities.

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The International Herald Tribune website has this update... Three terrorist suspects were in police custody Sunday ... and a fourth man under guard in hospital ... following attacks that saw a flaming jeep crash into a Scottish airport and two car bomb plots foiled in central London... Scotland Yard said two people had been arrested in Cheshire, a county in northern England, in a joint swoop by specialist officers from London and Birmingham...
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Police arrest 2 more suspects over London, Scotland terror attacks

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UPDATE: Sunday, July 01, 2007

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The Scotsman.com.uk website has this update on the attack in Glasgow on Saturday and the two failed car bomb attempts in London Friday. It starts off like this... Police have arrested five people following two botched terror attacks in London and Glasgow... The arrests came after police linked the attacks in Glasgow on Saturday with the two failed car bomb attempts in London last Friday...
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Police arrest five following terror attacks

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>>> ThisIsLondon.co.uk website has this report Sunday evening... It starts off like this... Two doctors were among five people being held as terror suspects last night after the bomb plots in London and Glasgow... One was one of two men who tried to drive a blazing Jeep packed with petrol [and] gas canisters ... into Glasgow Airport on Saturday...
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Two doctors held over bomb attacks

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More to come in future post above this one...
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Zimbabwe Government Arrests Opposition Leaders

The United States Government condemns the brutal and unwarranted actions of the Government of Zimbabwe March 11 in attacking its citizens peacefully gathered to exercise their legitimate democratic rights at a prayer meeting in the Harare suburb of Highfield.

The Embassy reports that one person was killed, a number were injured, and over 100 were arrested. Police have refused to inform lawyers of the whereabouts of those arrested, including Movement for Democratic Change leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara; and Lovemore Madhuku, head of the National Constitutional Assembly.

We hold President Robert Mugabe and the Government of Zimbabwe accountable for the government’s actions today, and for the safety and well-being of those in custody. We call for the immediate release of those detained, and for the provision of medical treatment for those injured.
(Taken from a DoS Press Statement by Sean McCormack - March 11, 2007)

zimbabwejournalists.com has this report...
80 MDC supporters arrested in Mutare as clampdown intensifies