Al Qaida acquires Russian surface-to-air missiles
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2005/me_terror_11_11.html
Yep, that's worth repeating...Let's do it again.
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http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2005/me_terror_11_11.html
"Al Qaida acquires Russian surface-to-air missiles"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Friday, November 11, 2005
LONDON — Western intelligence sources said Al Qaida-aligned cells have procured the SA-18 anti-aircraft missile from the former Soviet Union. The sources said the missiles were smuggled into Turkey and acquired by Al Qaida-aligned cells in the Middle East.
"These are serious missiles and represents a step up in Al Qaida capability," an intelligence source said.
On Oct. 28, the French daily Le Figaro reported that Al Qaida-aligned cells have obtained SA-18s for attacks against French airliners. The daily said the cells acquired the missiles in 2002 from the so-called Chechen mafia."