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Airports warned against possible al-Qaeda attack
10.07.2007

The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) sent an urgent encrypted message to 55 countries, including Turkey, cautioning them against possible attacks by al-Qaeda.

On receiving the alert, the National Security Directorate -- Turkey’s top police authority -- has launched a massive investigation into some 27,000 people working at 40 airports across Turkey. The message was sent by the ECAC following the ramming of a fuel-packed jeep into Scotland’s busiest airport, Glasgow. The high security message stated that al-Qaeda was in preparation for deadly attacks similar to its infamous attack perpetrated on Sept. 11, 2001, on the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The ECAC drew attention in particular to the importance of subjecting all airport staff to a security clearance check, making sure there are no possible links at all to the deadly terrorist network. It also specifically demanded that private sector employees working at airports open to international air traffic be investigated.

The message was also sent to the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Civil Aviation Security Board. Airline companies themselves are also looking into subsidiary companies and subcontracted services from private security companies, airport service providers and cleaning companies.

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EU, Israel Warn Morocco of Terror Threat
Jul 9, 2007

RABAT, Morocco - The European Union and Israel have alerted Morocco to the threat of imminent terrorist attacks and urged tighter security, a Moroccan newspaper reported Monday. Al-Ahdath al-Maghribiya newspaper said EU officials sent a report warning of a "very high likelihood of terrorist attacks against Morocco." The newspaper also said Foreign Minister Mohamed Benaissa received similar warnings from Israeli counterpart Tzipi Livni when the two met last week in Paris.

The newspaper said the EU and Israel have urged Morocco to tighten security at foreign embassies, tourist sites and along borders particularly in southeastern desert regions bordering Algeria and Mauritania.

Israeli intelligence given to Morocco indicated that 11 suspected al-Qaida members had recently slipped over the country's borders, the newspaper said.

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