AS many as 20 rocket launchers have been smuggled into Australia from the Middle East and are on sale for as much as $50,000 each in Sydney's underworld.
The weapons were obtained by a Sydney criminal gang to fight a turf war, but authorities fear they could end up in the hands of terrorists.
A Sunday Telegraph investigation has revealed the B-7 type rocket launchers, also known as RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades, are being offered for sale on the black market for between $15,000 and $50,000.
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Cleric beheaded
Saturday, November 04, 2006
MIRANSHAH: Local Taliban in North Waziristan beheaded an Islamic cleric for allegedly spying for the United States in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday. The decapitated body of Maulvi Salahuddin, 50, was found on Friday morning in Makeen area, 75 kilometres south of Miranshah. A note attached to the body warned: “The Maulvi was an American spy and all of you will face this (fate) if you follow him.”
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Another beheading from the R.O.T.
Thank you Oorang for the info.
CAIRO, Nov 3 (KUNA) -- Egyptian security forces seized 600 kilograms of explosives in the north of Sinai, a security source said Friday. He was quoted by state-run news agency (Mena) as saying the T.N.T explosives were found following combing operations in many areas in the desert of Sinai. The explosives were found stuffed in bags near Ruthayyan village, said the source, and were disposed later.
A ton of explosives had been found in the north of Sinai some time ago. The security authorities said last September they thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons across the borders.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=918183
Arab militias kill 63 in Darfur, half of them children
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Attacks in West Darfur have killed at least 63 people, half of them children, as rebels on Friday accused Khartoum of remobilising Arab militia after suffering two military defeats on the Sudan-Chad border.
“The government have begun mobilising the Janjaweed widely, especially in West Darfur, because they want to clear the area and move north along the border and defeat us,” said Bahr Idriss Abu Garda, a leader of the National Redemption Front (NRF). Rebels from the NRF alliance said of the 63 dead, 33 were children. The United Nations said 27 of those were under 12 and urged the government to protect civilians.
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$15,000 is less than most new cars cost these days - and a rocket launcher is significantly more apt to bring in substantial profit if sold to highly interested and motivated "customers."
Snip: SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Dr Kalbe Sadiq today blasted the ‘Mullahs’ for destroying Islam. He said their ill-conceived fatwas (edict) had not only painted Islam in black hues but had also stopped its progress. Dr Sadiq assailed both Shia and Sunni ulema (clerics) for straying away from Quranic path.
Shiites prepare first model Muslim marriage contractM
Snip: The bridegroom has to assure that he will neither harass the woman after marriage nor subject her to any kind of ill-treatment, failing which she would be free to seek legal separation [talaq] from him," he stressed.
Power failure hits millions of home across Europe
Snip: The impact of the power cuts at around 2130 GMT on Saturday night (1.30am UAE time on Sunday) was felt in heavily populated areas of Germany, France and Italy, as well as parts of Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria, and even extended as far as Morocco.
The cuts prompted German government calls for an immediate explanation into the causes and renewed demands from top politicians for a shake-up of Europe's troubled energy policy.
Thai Muslim predicts trouble for America
Snip: Vitaya Visetrat, who teaches Muslim history and current affairs and is also an adviser of the Islamic Centre Foundation of Thailand, said, "The hanging of Saddam Hussein will turn to hell for the Americans," because the world will become a more dangerous place.