U.K. Terror Plot Thwarted at Last Stage, Court Told (Update1)
March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Police intercepted a group of men planning deadly bombings in Britain just before their final targets were selected, prosecutors told a London court.
Seven men went on trial today in connection with the alleged plot, which also involved terror suspects in the U.S. and Canada. One defendant, Omar Khyam, who is charged with helping acquire more than half a ton of fertilizer laced with explosive ammonium nitrate, said he planned to target pubs, nightclubs and trains, prosecutor David Waters QC told jurors.
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Taiwan's secret: Island is territory of U.S.!
TAIPEI, Taiwan – When discussing Taiwan's international position, we are frequently told that after World War II there was a peace treaty where Japan renounced all right, claim and title to "Formosa and the Pescadores" (aka Taiwan), but these areas were not given to any other country. Based on a simple analysis of these treaty provisions, it could be held that Taiwan's international legal position is undetermined. In the past few years, however, many people have begun to disagree with such an interpretation.
In Taiwan, local independence advocates stress that Taiwan belongs to the Taiwanese people. The People's Republic of China authorities stress that Taiwan belongs to the PRC. Some activist groups claim that based on the U.N. Charter, Taiwan qualifies to be a U.N. trusteeship. These are all points of view that have received a large amount of coverage in the mainstream Taiwanese media.
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ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One member of the terrorist cell, Waheed Mahmood, had been working for National Grid Transco a company that operates the high voltage electricity system in England and Wales and the high pressure gas system in Britain. The aim of the plot was to destroy a strategic plant within Britain or to kill and injure citizens of the UK as possible, the Daily Mail reported."
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"Terrorists Planned Attack on UK Linked to American"
March 22, 2006
Jim Kouri
by Jim Kouri, CPP
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "British citizens were shocked to hear that a terrorist cell linked to Al-Qaeda plotted to bomb pubs, nightclubs and trains in an intense, coordinated terrorist attack in the United Kingdom. These reports emanated from the trial of terror suspects in London’s courthouse, the Old Bailey.
One alleged member of the terrorist cell, Mohammed Babar, a Pakistani-born American citizen who has pleaded guilty in New York to a role in the British bomb plot, is expected to testify against the British defendants.
The terror suspects had trained at terror camps in Pakistan where they formulated the plot after practicing with ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder to create improvised explosive devices.
The terrorist plot to murder and injure hundreds, if not thousands, of Britons may have involved 600kg of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and they planned to smuggle detonators into the UK through Belgium hidden in small radios, the court heard.
Two of the defendants claimed to be under the command of Al-Qaeda’s number-three leader, according to the prosecution. Most of the necessary components were in place and all that remained before their plans achieved their ultimate goal was for the target or targets to be finally agreed upon.
One member of the terrorist cell, Waheed Mahmood, had been working for National Grid Transco a company that operates the high voltage electricity system in England and Wales and the high pressure gas system in Britain. The aim of the plot was to destroy a strategic plant within Britain or to kill and injure citizens of the UK as possible, the Daily Mail reported.
A great deal of preparation had been done in Pakistan but the targets were to be in the UK, according to the prosecution. In July 2003, the group Muslim British citizens travelled to a training camp in Pakistan with tourist visas claiming they were visiting lakes and glaciers. At the terrorist training camp they trained to use explosives."