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To prevent possible terrorist attacks on the high seas, the National Defense Ministry says it intends to protect the sea lanes used by South Korean vessels with naval escorts. At a hearing of the National Assembly's Defense Committee, defense officials reviewed plans developed in response to perceived threats by radical Muslim groups, which have vowed to attack members of the coalition in Iraq. Last week, Al Qaeda, the Islamic terror group headed by Osama bin Laden, openly named South Korea as one of the countries it would target. The announcement prompted a heightened alert around the nation at vital government...

Press release by the Home Office: DRAFT ORDER TO OUTLAW FOUR ADDITIONAL TERROR ORGANISATIONS PUBLISHED TODAY A draft order to proscribe four organisations with links to the Al-Qaida terrorist network was laid before Parliament today by Home Secretary David Blunkett. The order will be debated by MPs and peers later this week and will be subject to approval by both Houses of Parliament. Mr Blunkett is seeking to add the four names to the list of 21 international organisations already proscribed under provisions in the Terrorism Act 2000. His proposal to extend the proscription list in the wake of recent...