LAHORE: The Interior Ministry has warned the provinces that 13 suicide bombers have entered Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore from the NWFP and may carry out attacks in these cities, reported a private TV channel.
According to Geo News, the ministry revealed in a letter written to the provinces and law-enforcement agencies that terrorists have formed a new organisation by the name of Al-Quds Army and that 13 of its newly trained suicide bombers have entered major cities for their subversive activities.
According to the channel, the ministry has also warned law-enforcement agencies and the provinces that two extremists of Maulana Fazlullah’s Tehreek-e-Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi have entered Sindh and Balochistan.
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Increased Security Threat from Egypt after Border Breach
18 Shevat 5768, January 25, '08
As a result of the demolition of the separation wall between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, police and military forces have increased security measures along the Israeli border with Egypt. Israelis visiting the Sinai Peninsula have been instructed to return home immediately.
Hundreds of thousands of Arabs from the Palestinian Authority in Gaza have entered Sinai since Wednesday morning. According to Israeli intelligence assessments, it is likely that PA terrorists have taken advantage of the It is likely that PA terrorists have taken advantage of the border breach.
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ABC News has learned that the manhunt that began in Spain for suspected terror cell members has now extended to France and other European Union countries.
The attorney general in Spain said today that there are three cell members they are urgently searching for and that the missing members could be suicidal terrorists with a mission to attack somewhere outside of Spain.
Investigative sources tell ABC News the cell members are Spanish residents, including both nationals and foreigners. They are believed to have recently traveled to Spain from Waziristan, Pakistan, an area known as a hotbed for al Qaeda training and Taliban resurgence.
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