Bangalore Jan 6: A suspected militant from Jammu and Kashmir was arrested on the city outskirts early on Friday, foiling plans to attack the airport and Bangalore's information technology showpiece Infosys Technologies Limited.
"Police have foiled a conspiracy to attack the airport and Infosys," Chief Minister H D Kumarawamy said. Acting on a tip off, a Bangalore police team intercepted a private bus coming from Hospet in Bellary district at Jalahalli in the early hours on Friday and nabbed the suspected terrorist, who disclosed his name as Imran alias Bilal, aged about 32.
IGP K R Srinivasan said on searching his bags, one AK-47 assault rifle, 300 rounds of ammunition, four AK-47 magazines, SIM cards, a satellite phone and a few documents, were found. A map of Bangalore city with marking of some locations, including the airport and Infosys, was also found in his possession by the police team, which included senior police officers.
Srinivasan and Bangalore City Police Commissioner Neelam Achyut Rao said police were investigating as to whether the suspected terrorist had actually boarded the bus from Hospet, or he came from elsewhere, and he was to be joined by associates later. Srinivasan did not rule out the possibility of arrest of his associates.
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Alert after m-way bridge sabotage (UK)
Friday, 5th January 2007
Security has been stepped up at motorway bridges across Greater Manchester after `mindless vandals' tried to hack down a suspension bridge.
The are believed to have used a hacksaw to cut through several steel strands on five steel cables on the Mersey Valley Footbridge, between junctions seven and eight over the M60 at Sale. The motorway was shut for several hours and urgent checks carried out on other potential targets.
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Palestinians Brace for Civil War
January 06, 2007
GAZA -- A politically-moderate Muslim cleric, who has spoken out against the extremism of Hamas, was shot dead on Friday just after giving a sermon that called for a ceasefire between members of Hamas and Fatah.
The well-regarded Imam, Adel Nasar, was shot as he got into a car in central Gaza, according to reports. Nasar, who was in a car when the gunmen opened fire, was not affiliated to any faction. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting, which occurred after prayers at a mosque in the Maghazi refugee camp. The religious leader was 50-years old.
The assassination comes only 24 hours after seven Fatah men were killed during the bloodiest fight in weeks of sectarian fighting. Those killed in Thursday's bloody attack included Colonel Mohammed Ghayeb, a top Fatah official in northern Gaza. Six body guards were also killed and his wife was wounded when Hamas gunmen besieged the colonel's home.
Another plot foiled.
Grinning at the good news.
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"Alert after m-way bridge sabotage"
John Scheerhout
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "SECURITY has been stepped up at motorway bridges across Greater Manchester after `mindless vandals' tried to hack down a suspension bridge.
The are believed to have used a hacksaw to cut through several steel strands on five steel cables on the Mersey Valley Footbridge, between junctions seven and eight over the M60 at Sale.
The motorway was shut for several hours and urgent checks carried out on other potential targets."
ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "Special sleeves will now be used to cover cables and protect them from attack. The £900,000 bridge is one of two similar ones erected as part of a £102m motorway widening scheme completed in 2005."