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SAM Hits Cargo Jet, 3 Dead as Ops Continue in Iraq By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2003 -- Baghdad International Airport was closed to all civilian traffic after a DHL cargo aircraft was hit by surface-to-air missiles Nov. 22, coalition officials said during a press conference today in Baghdad, Iraq. Three U.S. soldiers also were killed in Iraq, said Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations director for Combined Joint Task Force 7. Kimmitt said gunfire was involved in the deaths of the soldiers, but would not comment further. Coalition officials said the airport will...

Time is GMT + 8 hours Posted: 22 November 2003 2217 hrs Iraq suicide bombers kill at least 18; first missile hit on plane KHAN BANI SAAD, Iraq : At least 18 people were killed in twin suicide attacks on Iraqi police stations, as a civilian cargo aircraft made an emergency landing after the first successful missile strike on a plane in the seven-month-old insurgency. The scale of the carnage from the almost simultaneous car bombings against the two police stations north of Baghdad overwhelmed local hospital staff. Police were forced to fire in the air to disperse anguished residents...

<p>KHAN BANI SAAD, Iraq  — Iraqi police stations in Baqouba (search) and Khan Bani Saad (search) came under attack on Saturday, killing at least 14, the U.S. military and Iraqi officials said.</p> <p>Also Saturday, a DHL commercial cargo plane with its wing on fire landed safely at Baghdad International Airport (search) with no reported injuries. Reuters news service reported that the plane had been struck with a surface-to-air missile, but the U.S. military said it was unclear if it had been struck by ground fire or suffered a technical problem.</p>

A civilian plane belonging to international express courier DHL was hit by a SA-7 surface-to-air missile over Baghdad forcing it to make an emergency landing, the US military said. "A DHL plane took off from Baghdad airport this morning and was hit by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile," said a military official who asked not to be identified. "It caught fire, it turned around and came back to the airport where it safely landed. The fire was taken out. There are no injuries," he added. It was the first time that a plane using Baghdad airport had been hit by a...

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A civilian cargo plane landed at Baghdad International Airport Saturday with its wing on fire, the military and witnesses said. The plane was trailing thick smoke and part of its wingtip was missing as it overflew Baghdad's Mahmoudiya district prior to touching down, said a witness who asked not to be identified. Capt. Carrie Clear, a spokeswoman for the U.S. military base at the airport, said the pilot had declared an in-flight emergency. The plane, belonging to the DHL package delivery service, landed safely and no one was hurt, she said. The military spokeswoman said an...

Exclusive report to FR. A DHL plane has gone down in Baghdad. First reports indicate either system failure or hit by 2 SAMS. Crew managed to land and was taken out by Medivac. More info when I get it.

Al-Qaeda operatives may be planning to hijack cargo jets in Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean and use them to attack power plants and other critical infrastructure in the United States. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a security warning to government and industry officials late Friday, after learning of the threat from a single individual. "We haven't had the opportunity to fully judge his credibility," an official familiar with the source told The Washington Post. Intelligence officials judged it credible enough to issue a warning, the official said Saturday. CNN reported that US authorities were also preparing to...

The latest warning from the Homeland Security Department that al-Qaida may be plotting an attack is renewing calls for stricter security on cargo planes. The department advised law-enforcement officials Friday night of threats that terrorists may fly cargo planes from another country into such crucial U.S. targets as nuclear plants, bridges or dams, Homeland Security spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said. Leon Laylagian of the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations security committee, said the government must take air cargo security as seriously as it takes air passenger security. Laylagian said it's essential for Congress to pass a spending bill that would also...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest warning from the Homeland Security Department that al-Qaida may be plotting an attack is renewing calls for stricter security on cargo planes. The department advised law-enforcement officials Friday night of threats that terrorists may fly cargo planes from another country into such crucial U.S. targets as nuclear plants, bridges or dams, Homeland Security spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said. Leon Laylagian of the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations security committee, said the government must take air cargo security as seriously as it takes air passenger security. Laylagian said it's essential for Congress to pass a spending bill...

Another Al Qaeda Plot? Officials: Al Qaeda Interested in Hijacking Cargo Planes Nov. 7— U.S. officials have received intelligence indicating al Qaeda is interested in hijacking cargo planes and crashing them into U.S. targets, sources told ABCNEWS. Nevertheless, officials have decided against raising the terror threat level. It remains at yellow, or elevated. Homeland security officials received information early Thursday indicating the terrorist network may be planning to hijack non-passenger planes, which would be crashed into domestic targets in simultaneous attacks, sources told ABCNEWS. The sources said the information has not been corroborated and that it did not mention specific...

MSNBC NEWS BULLETIN NBC: U.S. faces terror threat Al-Qaida could use cargo planes ************************************************* I can't find any further information on this, it was just reported on MSNBC,