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Five terrorists killed, explosives factory destroyed
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
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March 21, 2007
Release A070321b
FIVE TERRORISTS KILLED, EXPLOSIVES FACTORY DESTROYED
BAGHDAD, Iraq –Coalition Forces killed five terrorists, destroyed a bomb-making factory and detained three suspected terrorists during an operation Wednesday near Taji.
As ground forces entered the target buildings, they encountered several armed men. Coalition Forces used self-defense measures killing five terrorists and detaining three suspected terrorists.
During the raid, Coalition Forces discovered an adjacent building was being used as an explosives factory. Inside the building, Coalition Forces found large caliber ammunition and explosive manufacturing materials including numerous 50-gallon barrels of explosive material.
Coalition Forces conducted an air strike to destroy the explosives factory, associated vehicles, ammunition and weapons.
At least four large secondary explosions were noted after the initial bomb was dropped on the target, indicating the destruction of the explosive material within and beneath the structure.
A careful analysis was conducted prior to the strike, and every possible precaution to avoid unnecessary collateral damage was taken. No Coalition Forces or civilians were injured during the operation.
“Coalition Forces will continue to systematically kill or capture al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists regardless of where they may hide or operate,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “No place is safe for a terrorist in Iraq.”
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An 8-inch knife found on board a Horizon flight that landed at Portland International Airport Monday has exposed airline security concerns. Officials with the Transportation Security Administration said a passenger handed the knife to a flight attendant as passengers were getting off the plane and said he found it between two seats.
The TSA said it’s possible that an employee working on the plane had left it behind after working on the plane. According to TSA spokeswoman Tina Burke, it appeared to be a kitchen knife. However, such knives aren't typically used by employees working on the plane. “Eight-inch knives are not in the toolbox for our mechanics, flight attendants or pilots,” said Jen Boyer, a spokeswoman for Horizon Air.
Jennifer Currier, president of the flight attendants' union for Horizon Airlines, said the knife incident is just one example that airline security needs to be tightened. Currier said she has heard of numerous prohibited items, including butane lighters, getting past security and onto planes. “A lot of people are granted access to the aircraft area that are not going through security, everybody from the maintenance, the rampers, the aircraft groomers, they have full access to all parts of the aircraft yet they are not having to go through security,” Currier said.
The Horizon Airlines plane landed at the Portland International Airport just before 5 p.m. from Ontario, California. The investigation continued
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_032007_news_knife_horizon.2f494a6f.html
Air Arabia flight disrupted (United Arab Emirates)
Wednesday, March 21 - 2007
A passenger on board an Air Arabia flight to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 18, tried to force his way into the cockpit of the plane, forcing it to return to Sharjah International Airport, reported Gulf News.
The Sri Lankan passenger became violent towards other travellers and crew shortly after take-off and then tried to open the cockpit door. Police boarded the plane at Sharjah and arrested the man.
http://www.ameinfo.com/114235.html
Bomb Threat Against Swedish Nuclear Plant
March 21st 2007
Police were Wednesday investigating an anonymous bomb threat against one of Sweden's three nuclear plants. The threat was made against the Forsmark plant, 140 kilometres north of the capital Stockholm.
Police have erected roadblocks near the site and some non- essential staff at the plant have left the plant but the reactors were still operating, officials said. The nuclear watchdog agency, the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI) was also on the alert and was monitoring events.
Details of the threat were sketchy but Uppsala police spokesman Christer Nordstrom said that it had to taken seriously since it was aimed at a nuclear plant. Forsmark has in recent months generated numerous headlines and been under review by the SKI after a shut-down of one of the reactors late July 2006 after a short-circuit in a switchyard outside the plant. Subsequent reports have suggested a deterioration of security routines and as part of measures to reverse the trend, a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was slated to conduct a review under its so-called Operational Safety Review Team Programme.
http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_20159-Bomb-Threat-Against-Swedish-Nuclear-Plant.html