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Four people in possession of cassettes containing speeches by Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden were arrested on the northwest coast of Algeria, police said today.
Police seized 15 video cassettes, 60 CDs and 222 audio cassettes with information “defending terrorism and incorporating the speeches of Osama bin Laden and images of terrorist operations downloaded off the Internet”, according to the police source.
They were charged with crimes including supporting terrorism and held in custody, police said. The four members of the group ranged in ages from 27 to 35, and collected intelligence for the commander of the Houmat Eddaaoua Essalafia (HDS) group, an organisation active in the centre of the country, according to the police.
The western Algeria-based HDS is a splinter group formed from the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), which was dismantled by authorities in January 2005. The four arrested comprise part of HDS logistical support group and spread propaganda to recruit young people, according to the police.
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Police in Jerusalem on terror alert
12.03.07
Jerusalem police is on high alert after reports of terrorist infiltration into the city, increasing both police presence and vehicle inspections. A high volume of traffic is consequently expected in the capital.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3478529,00.html
Blast in Madrasa Where Mulla Omar Had Stayed in Past
December, 03, 2007
At least six persons are reported to have been killed in a powerful explosion at the Imdadul Uloom madrasa near the Afghan border at village Qila Saifullah, about 150km (90 miles) from Quetta in Balochistan on December 3,2007.
An Afghan refugee had stayed in a room in the madrasa on the night of December 2,2007. After he left on the morning of December 3,2007, the madrasa authorities noticed that he had left behind a bundle. When they opened it, there was an explosion.
It is learnt that Mulla Mohammad Omar, the Amir of the Neo Taliban, and the late Mulla Dadullah, the Neo Taliban Commander, who was killed by the Americans in May last in Afghan territory, had stayed in the madrasa in the past. Police sources claim that many of the leaders of the Neo Taliban had been frequently visiting Qila Saifullah.
They suspect that the blast must have been the work of American or Afghan intelligence or both.Further details are awaited. About 75,000 Muslims from all over the world attended a convention of the Tablighi Jamaat at Qila Saifullah in August last.
http://lankaguardian.blogspot.com/2007/12/blast-in-madras-where-mulla-omar-had.html