Extremists Moving Across Iran-Iraq Border
By LOUIS MEIXLER, Associated Press Writer
ANKARA, Turkey - Islamic extremists have been moving supplies and new recruits from Iran into Iraq say Iraqi Kurdish and Western officials, though it's unclear whether Tehran is covertly backing them or whether militants are simply taking advantage of the porous border.
"We are not just talking about Iranians passively dealing with al-Qaida," one former U.S. official who worked in Iraq said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We are talking about al-Qaida at Revolutionary Guard bases and safe houses. This is active assistance."
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09nov04 EGYPT'S Suez Canal remained blocked today and shipping could be disrupted for at least two more days after a Liberian-flagged oil tanker broke down in the middle of the strategic waterway, shipping sources said.
Shipping came to a standstill late on Saturday when the Liberian-flagged 154,000-tonne vessel, Tropic Brilliance, broke down while passing through the canal. Port sources said about 104 vessels inside and outside the canal were waiting to pass through the waterway.
Emergency landing at Hancock (11/7/04 - NY)
11/8/2004 6:33 AM By: News 10 Now Staff For the third time in less than two weeks, an F-16 Fighter Jet was forced to make an emergency landing at Hancock International Airport.
It happened Sunday morning. The pilot was forced to land after reporting a afterburner problem shortly after takeoff.
On October 29th, a jet was forced to land because of a brake light malfunction. And brake problems forced another jet to land on November 1st.
No injuries reported in any of the landings. Link to Article
Investigation Into Missing Propane Tanks Spurs FBI Probe (Denver, CO - 11/8/04)
POSTED: 8:53 am MST November 8, 2004 UPDATED: 9:12 am MST November 8, 2004 DENVER -- Members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force are alerting their counterparts across the country to check for thefts of liquid propane after dozens of cylinders were discovered missing in Denver. An investigation by 7NEWS reveals that about 100 of the 33-pound propane cylinders have been stolen since July. None of them have been recovered.
Mountain West Printing plant manager Bob Fridlund told 7NEWS that he lost seven cylinders in two different thefts, but police didn't seem concerned. Another large supplier -- Suburban Propane -- has had 34 cylinders stolen in the last 90 days.
FBI special agent Monique Kelso said the stolen propane poses a grave threat if it gets into the wrong hands. The stolen cylinders -- larger than those used for a barbecue grill -- produce propane for forklifts and other commercial uses. The propane in one cylinder can destroy a small building.
Earlier this year, the FBI said highly flammable propane was one of the very elements that terrorists have been trained to use. FBI officials are urging anyone who spots such cylinders in a place where they shouldn't be to contact their office in Denver.
Televised confessions of 19 Arabs provides evidence of Iraq's neighbors' share in the tenacious insurgency (11/7/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraqi government television has repeatedly broadcast confessions of what it says were foreign terrorists 17 Arabs and two Iranians who allegedly infiltrated the country's porous borders to fight U.S.-led coalition forces....
Vessel Strikes Oil Platform, Causing Fire (11/5/04 - Texas)
Published November 6, 2004 GALVESTON — U.S. Coast Guard investigators are looking for what caused a freighter to run into a gas platform early Friday.
No one was injured but the 355-foot Antiguan-flagged vessel was slightly damaged and the unmanned platform 17 miles offshore caught fire.
US warship Stops Iranian vessel (11/6/04)
LONDON, Nov 6 (IranMania) - A small American warship and a helicopter stopped an Iranian container ship belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line on Wednesday and interrogated the vessel, Fars News Agency reported on Friday....
Popular Cruise Ship Struck While Docked (11/5/04 - FLA)
UPDATED: 11:58 AM EST November 5, 2004 KEY WEST, Fla. -- Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas ship was hit Friday morning by a barge while at port in Key West, leaving a 6-foot puncture in the vessel's hull. No one was injured......
Train Leaks Hazardous Substance Across Iowa (11/7/04 - 250+ miles in Iowa)
BOONE, Iowa -- A freight train leaked phosphoric acid across central Iowa early Sunday morning, causing spills of the dangerous substance in towns like Marshalltown and Boone.
Phosphoric acid is a clear, syrupy liquid which is corrosive and can cause burns if touched or inhaled. Hazardous materials crews say the amount of liquid on the ground varied with the speed of the train, but in some places was as much as one-quarter inch thick.
MI5 Chief Warns of 'Serious Terror Threat' to Britons (11/8/04)
Britons face a “serious and sustained threat” of terror attacks at home and abroad, MI5 chief Eliza Manningham-Buller warned today.
Despite the arrest and killing of many senior al Qaida leaders, the organisation behind September 11 can still mount attacks, she said....
“There is a serious and sustained threat of terrorist attacks against UK interests at home and abroad, including against the business community,” she said.
“There might be major attacks like Madrid earlier this year. They might be on a smaller scale. “The terrorists are inventive, adaptable and patient. Their planning includes a wide range of methods to attack us.