February 15, 2008
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- The University of Miami issued an alert to students and faculty about a suspicious man who has been walking around campus. The alert said: "A suspicious Caucasian male (5 feet, 10 inches, to 6 feet, 2 inches) has been coming into the offices on the third floor of the Wolfson Building and has been spotted in other buildings around campus."
The alert said that the man is not a student and will not identify himself when asked. "He carries a large dark green bag with leather straps on his shoulder. He has a very thick accent that reportedly sounds Russian. When asked if he can be helped, he typically responds that he is looking to buy used books, but quickly leaves. He also is always on a cell phone, speaking in another language," according to the alert.
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Thank you Oorang.
I’ll watch for updates.
PESHAWAR - Police continued its crackdown on suspected trouble-makers for the third day on Friday and arrested more than 1,000 people, most of them Afghan nationals. SSP operations Mohammad Tahir Khan told Dawn that the crackdown would continue till elections, being part of a plan to maintain peace in the city.
He said hotels and some other places were being searched for suspects. Security, he said, had been beefed up and people were being checked at all entry and exits points of the city. Officials have been asked to check suspected people.
http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/16/top4.htm
Suicide bombers planning attacks, provinces warned (Pakistan)
Feb 15 2008
RAWALPINDI - The federal government is reported to have warned the police chiefs of the provinces and Islamabad to step up security around the diplomatic missions of some Arab countries in Pakistan and also for PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif following intelligence report that suicide bombers may strike ‘within next 72 hours’ to sabotage the Feb 18 elections.
Sources said that high-level talks were being held to review plans for the protection of sensitive installations and important political figures. A letter to the provincial police chiefs and the IGP Islamabad says that terrorists are planning suicide attacks on public rallies in various cities. The sources said that another letter sent to the Punjab and the NWFP governments by the federal government informed them that four suicide bombers were planning simultaneous attacks somewhere in the country.
The federal government has also indicated threats of attacks on some Arab diplomatic missions and directed the security agencies to take extra security measures. The Arab missions have been identified as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.
http://www.dawn.com/2008/02/16/top5.htm