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Terrorist Attacks Planned in Europe Linked to American
Sierra Times ^ | 3/23/2006 | Jim Kouri, CPP

Posted on 03/23/2006 7:06:19 AM PST by FerdieMurphy

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.

The lead prosecutor claims they also used false names in Pakistan, for instance one of the defendants used the name Hamza. In order to communicate with one another, codes were used in e-mails such as referring to detonators as "cigarettes". Omar Khyam, 24, was said to be at the center of operations.

The other defendants are his brother Shujah Mahmood, 19, Waheed Mahmood, 34, and Jawad Akbar, 22, Anthony Garcia, 23, Nabeel Hussain, 20, who was a student at Brunel University, and Salahuddin Amin, 31. They all deny conspiring to cause explosions between January 1, 2003, and March 31, 2004.

Khyam, Garcia and Hussain also deny a charge under the Terrorism Act 2000 of possession an article for terrorism -- the 600kg of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. Brothers Omar Khyam and Shuja Mahmood also deny having aluminium powder for terrorism. A Canadian man Mohammed Momin Khawaja is awaiting trial there over the plot, according to the Daily Mail.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaedauk; jihadineurope; mohammedbabar; muslimkiller; notamerican; terrorist
Mohammed Babar, a Pakistani-born American citizen...

This bozo should have his citizenship revoked before hanging!

He's not an American; he's a muslim terrorist!

1 posted on 03/23/2006 7:06:22 AM PST by FerdieMurphy
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To: FerdieMurphy

Not according to Feingold, he is an american citizen who had his rights walked on.


2 posted on 03/23/2006 7:14:12 AM PST by pennboricua
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To: pennboricua

Hey Russ, do you think we have the right to make him testify against those nice, friendly British bomber-terrorists?


3 posted on 03/23/2006 7:24:47 AM PST by .cnI redruM ("Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don't throw them at me. - W. Sultan)
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To: FerdieMurphy

Feingold to Bush:

Mr. President, restore and maintain this (Goerelick) wall!!!

What a moment for you Mr. Feingold, congrats. May history remember you to be the fool you are.


4 posted on 03/23/2006 7:31:54 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: FerdieMurphy
This POS is NOT an American. American citizenship is handed out like candy just to satisfy the sick liberal obsession with diversity and multiculturalism. This POS took the candy with full intention of blowing up the whole candy store. These liberal bastards will get us all killed.

Semper Fi'
Jarhead
5 posted on 03/23/2006 7:32:08 AM PST by Buffettfan
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To: FerdieMurphy
Mohammed Babar

Oh NO! Not BaBar!!


6 posted on 03/23/2006 7:36:59 AM PST by Michael.SF. (Well, Kerry did win the exit polls.)
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To: FerdieMurphy

I'm planning a terrorist attack on France.

I'm going to sneak over there with soap, a scrub brush, and a lot of water and give them all a bath. If I'm feeling really mean I'll spray em with deodorant.

;-)


7 posted on 03/23/2006 7:40:32 AM PST by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: FerdieMurphy
Khyam, Garcia and Hussain also deny a charge under the Terrorism Act 2000 of possession an article for terrorism -- the 600kg of ammonium nitrate fertilizer

Bobbie: What's that 600 kilos of ANO doing in your pantry?

Jihadi: We grow tomatos in garden this spring.

8 posted on 03/23/2006 1:19:09 PM PST by angkor
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