Terrorist Squads Set Up Across Europe to Carry Random Killings Using Exotic Poisons

Independent ^ | 12 January 2003 | Paul Lashmar

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Security services fear a network of terrorist assassination squads has been set up across Europe to carry out random killings using exotic poisons. The method is designed to maximise panic and fear.

European intelligence sources have told The Independent on Sunday they are "extremely concerned" that a number of North African terror cells linked to al-Qa'ida are active in London and other European cities and plotting attacks.

It is unclear if they would attempt a high-profile "spectacular" target such as Tony Blair, or randomly kill members of the public in busy areas to create "mayhem".

But security experts believe an attack on Britain at the earliest opportunity is seen as necessary to give al-Qa'ida a psychological boost.

The revelations follow the arrest last week of six North African men and a woman after a makeshift laboratory producing the poison ricin was discovered in a north London flat by Anti-Terrorist Branch officers. The seven are believed to be Algerian.

Four North Africans, all men, were charged yesterday with terrorism offences relating to the production of chemical weapons.

"The evidence suggests an assassination plot in London," said a well-placed security source about the arrests. "It is hard to see what else you would make and use ricin for."

Two other Algerian men who may also have ricin continue to be sought by police.

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[Once-Ler]

Platero signed up 2003-01-04.

Nothing happening at DU?

[unending thunder]

"Or, easier, you could just get a couple of stooges caught making the stuff and let the press scare the hell out of everybody. Which, come to think of it, is pretty much what happened.

Which makes the gubment the true terrorists??????

[Artois]

Yeah he was.