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American consulate in Calcutta under Al Queda threat, security tightened
Indo Asian News Service ^
Posted on 10/12/2005 1:39:19 AM PDT by Dyaus Pitar
Security has been beefed up in and around the US Consulate and American Center after a terror alert from the US embassy in New Delhi. "We are taking all measures though we are always on high alert to protect the US consulate and American Center buildings besides other consulates," said Police Commissioner Prasun Mukherjee.
US consulate sources said they were cooperating with the police. "We are working in close cooperation with the Kolkata Police," a consulate spokesman said on Wednesday.
The US embassy on Tuesday warned American citizens of a "possible threat" of terror attacks, including suicide car bombings, against US interests in India, particularly Hyderabad, New Delhi and Mumbai.
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"Canadian ambassador's residence attacked in Kabul"
Globe and Mail ^ | 12 October 2005 | Canadian Press and Associated Press
Posted on 10/11/2005 11:31:22 PM PDT by Fair Go
Canadian ambassador's residence attacked in KabulWednesday, October 12, 2005 Posted at 12:09 AM EDT
Canadian Press and Associated Press
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Kabul — A rocket exploded outside the Canadian ambassador's residence in the Afghan capital on Wednesday.
Two local men believed to be guards employed at the residence were injured in the blast just before dawn.
Defence Minister Bill Graham is currently in Afghanistan but "was not involved," Defence Department spokeswoman Kiersten Leus said from Ottawa. She would not say where Mr. Graham was when the rocket exploded.
The new Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan, David Sproule, has been in the country for about a week, a Canadian embassy official in Kabul said. It was not known where Mr. Sproule was when the rocket exploded.
Some Canadians were in the building when the rocket, one of two to hit the city on Wednesday, exploded, said Dan McTeague, the parliamentary secretary for Canadians abroad.
"We had guards from a local company and two of them were injured," said the Canadian embassy official. "The rocket in fact struck very close to our embassy residence."
The area of the city is heavily protected because it is home to buildings housing offices and residences of foreign diplomats. It was not clear whether the Canadian building was damaged.
It also wasn't clear whether the Canadian building was the intended target of the rocket or whether it was fired in the general area because of the number of foreign offices and residences located there."