PRAGUE, Czech Republic: An anonymous bomb threat closed down Prague international airport for two hours Wednesday, officials said.
Czech authorities closed down the airport shortly after 4 p.m. (1500GMT) and started a search of all three terminals, police spokeswoman Nela Gajduskov. No explosives were found, she said.
The threat was originally received by the Mlada Fronta Dnes daily, she said. All departures were halted in the meantime and passengers on incoming flights had to wait onboard the parked planes.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/17/europe/EU-GEN-Czech-Bomb-Threat.php
Authorities Shut Down Cellular Stations in Moscow Metro After Terrorism Alert
17.01.2007
Russias three leading mobile phone operators have suspended services in the the Moscow metro, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Wednesday.
The reason of suspending has not been stated yet but company representatives unofficially said the move was connected to a possible terrorist threat.
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http://mosnews.com/news/2007/01/17/cellphones.shtml
IDF uncovers 2 large explosive devices in Jenin Tuesday night
01.17.07
IDF and Shin Bet forces uncovered during an operation in Jenin Tuesday night two explosive devices weighing 30 kilograms each and detonated them. Four explosive devices were thrown at the forces during the operation, and fire was opened at them three times. No injuries were reported, but an army vehicle was damaged.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3353506,00.html
BANGKOK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb blast in Thai southern border province of Narathiwat wounded two soldiers on duty Wednesday, Thai News Agency reported.
The mobile phone-detonated bomb estimated at five kilograms went off as a patrol squad of 16 soldiers were escorting a medical unit to Banbukaet among School in Narathiwat's Cho Ai Rong district to offer villagers clinic service.
The blast wounded two soldiers, Private Korday Mantad and Private Sanya Daoruang, who were rushed to the hospital. In nearby province Yala, a bomb was hidden under a pick-up truck belonging to Boontham Bupphachart, a provincial electricity authority official in Yarang district. No one was wounded in the explosion but the vehicle was damaged.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-01/17/content_5618529.htm
Suspicious Package Shuts Down New Haven Roads
January 16, 2007
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The discovery of a suspicious-looking box shut down several roads in New Haven on Tuesday morning. The box was found on a sidewalk on Whalley Avenue, outside the Westville Bakery near the Amity line.
Police set up a perimeter around the area, and X-rayed the case to see what was inside. Whalley Avenue and the exit ramp of exit 59 northbound on the Merrit Parkway were closed.
http://www.nbc30.com/news/10760735/detail.html