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FBI Warns of Potential Terror Attacks The FBI and Department of Homeland Security today issued an analytical "note" to U.S. law-enforcement officials cautioning that al-Qaida terrorists have in the past expressed interest in attacking public buildings using a dozen suicide bombers each carrying 20 kilograms of explosives. Authors with the U.S. Office of Intelligence and Analysis added that they have "no credible or specific information that terrorists are planning operations against public buildings in the United States." The FBI and DHS analysts said they were releasing the note because "it is important for local authorities and building owners and...

ISTANBUL, Turkey - An Islamic militant facing treason charges denied allegations at the opening of his trial Monday that he masterminded a failed plot to crash an airplane into the mausoleum of the founder of secular Turkey. Metin Kaplan, dubbed the "Caliph of Cologne" by his supporters, told the court that Islam opposed terrorism and that he was not involved in any kind of terrorist activity. "I am a Muslim ... no Muslim can be a terrorist ... Islam means peace," said Kaplan who also quoted excerpts from the Quran about peace. The court adjourned the trial until April 4,...

A court in Germany has ruled that a radical Muslim leader can be extradited to Turkey to face treason charges. Metin Kaplan is accused of planning to crash a plane loaded with explosives into the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern, secular Turkey. The decision overturns a previous ruling that he was unlikely to receive a fair trial in Turkey. Mr Kaplan, the self-styled 'Caliph of Cologne' can appeal against the decision to a federal court. The extradition announcement is a victory for the German government, which has been seeking to deport Mr Kaplan since he was released from...

A court in the German city of Duesseldorf has turned down a Turkish request to extradite a militant Islamic cleric to face treason charges. The court ruled that Metin Kaplan, known as the "Caliph of Cologne" after a radical group he set up, could face human rights abuses if he returned to Turkey. German Interior Minister Otto Schily "regretted" the decision which he said had been made despite Turkish assurances that legal principles would be respected. Kaplan in March completed a four-year jail term for calling for the murder of a rival religious leader, but has been in custody ever...