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WASHINGTON, May 8, 2007 – FBI agents arrested five radical Islamists for allegedly plotting to “kill as many U.S. soldiers as they could” at the Army’s Fort Dix, N.J., and a sixth defendant is charged with aiding and abetting members of the domestic terror group, authorities announced today. The arrests occurred last night in Cherry Hill, N.J., as suspects tried to buy three AK47 assault rifles and four semi-automatic M-16s from a confidential government witness. These apprehensions culminate a 16-month FBI investigation into the groups’ alleged plot to kill soldiers with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades, according to...

The site of last night’s raid in Cherry Hill, NJ. (Photo: James Estrin/The New York Times) Following are some details from reports around the Web: The Philadelphia Inquirer has details on the suspects’ employers. The three suspects who are brothers work for their own construction company, which does business under the names Colonial Roofing and National Roofing. The other three were employed by a 7-Eleven convenience store, a Shop-Rite supermarket and a taxicab company, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The Courier Post talked to neighbors of the house that was raided Monday night, who said that they never saw anything...

FORT DIX, N.J. — Six men described by federal prosecutors as "Islamic militants" were arrested on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army post and "kill as many soldiers as possible," federal authorities said Tuesday. White House spokesman Tony Snow said Tuesday there is "no direct evidence" that the men have ties to international terrorism

6 Arrested In New Jersey Terror Plot Official: 6 Yugoslav Nationals Conspired To Kill Soldiers At Fort Dix Army Base CAMDEN, N.J., May 8, 2007 A plot to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey was stopped in its planning stages, federal officials said. (Getty Images/William Thomas Cain) Fast Facts Officials said this is more of a "homegrown" plot with no ties to al Qaeda or any other international terrorist organization, CBS News reports. (CBS/AP) Six nationals of the former Yugoslavia were arrested early Tuesday on charges they plotted to attack the Fort Dix Army base and "kill...

Jihad: While we're glad the Saudis managed to foil another attack on their oil facilities, it was the third time since 9/11 that al-Qaida has tried. It won't be the last. Perhaps the most devastating attack Osama bin Laden could deliver on America wouldn't be in America. It would be in Saudi Arabia, on its oil supply. Saudi Arabia is the world's top oil exporter, and Osama has called for attacks on its refineries and pipelines expressly to cripple our economy. Though details are sketchy, the Saudis say they broke up a terror plot to attack oil installations, arresting more...

The foreign ministers of 12 Arab states met in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss how most effectively to push for the realization of their vision for an Israel-free Middle East.

U.S. man accused of plot to bomb resorts By MATT LEINGANG, Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury indicted a U.S. citizen on charges of joining al-Qaida and conspiring to bomb European tourist resorts and U.S. government facilities and military bases overseas. Christopher Paul, 43, of Columbus, trained with al-Qaida in the early 1990s, the indictment issued Wednesday says. The indictment says he told al-Qaida members in Pakistan and Afghanistan that he was dedicated to committing violent jihad. Paul is charged with providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide support to terrorists and conspiracy to use...

Sears Tower terror plot questioned CHICAGO, March 16 (UPI) -- Chicago officials say it is unlikely that the Sears Tower was the target of a terrorist plot. Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks -- told federal agents he planned and financed attacks on the Sears Tower and other U.S. skyscrapers, the Chicago Tribune reported. A spokesman for Sears Tower said there was never any credible threat to the building. "Federal authorities have not uncovered a specific threat or plot to target the Sears Tower," Mark Spencer told the Tribune. Chicago Police Supt. Philip...

Munir Akram was the target of the fictional plot The former imam of a mosque in the US state of New York has been jailed for 15 years after being caught in a sting operation involving a fake plot.Yassin Aref was convicted in October along with Mohammed Hossain, who is still awaiting sentence. The two men had agreed to take part in the plot, which appeared to target Pakistan's ambassador to the UN. They were convicted among other things of supporting terrorism, lying to FBI agents and money laundering. In a speech before the sentencing, Aref claimed he was...

Al-Qa'eda 'plotted to kill Blair in front of Queen' By Andrew Pierce Last Updated: 1:34am GMT 26/02/2007 Tony Blair defied an assassination threat from al-Qa'eda to take part in the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations in central London, it can be revealed for the first time. The risk to the Prime Minister was disclosed to a new BBC documentary by Lord Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in 2002. He positioned marksmen around Buckingham Palace in readiness for an attack by bombers or snipers. Lord Stevens, talking for the first time about the alleged plot, said: "There was a threat against the...

Bomb plot Muslims were under police surveillance, court told By Duncan Gardham Last Updated: 2:05am GMT 16/01/2007Page 1 of 3 Muslim extremists accused of launching failed suicide bomb attacks on London in July 2005 had been under police surveillance months earlier, a court was told yesterday. If the alleged plot had succeeded it would have caused carnage on the capital's transport system for the second time in a fortnight, the court was told. Manfo Asiedu, Muktar Said Ibrahim and Ramzi Mohammed The co-ordinated attempt at suicide bomb attacks on three Underground trains and a bus, two weeks after the July...

His attorney said Friday that Talal "Ted" Ali Chammout is a U.S. citizen who loves America, adores his children and is a respectable mini-mart owner in Porterville. But federal prosecutor Carl Faller said Chammout, 47, wanted to purchase missiles and rocket launchers and other weaponry to send to terrorists in Iraq, Syria and Jordan. U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence O'Neill heeded Faller's advice and ordered Chammout to be detained in the downtown Fresno jail, even though Chammout's relatives were ready to put up $1 million in property as bail until his trial on weapons charges.

British Muslims volunteering to fight against coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are being sent back to Britain to become al-Qaeda "sleeper" agents, The Sunday Telegraph has learned. MI5 agents believe that young Asian men, who have been trained to take part in the so-called "global jihad" in al-Qaeda camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan, are now regarded as too valuable an asset to be used fighting British and American troops. MI5 and MI6 are working on the assumption that they are being ordered to return to their communities in Britain with instructions to establish secret, autonomous cells and to conduct...

US issues Lebanon 'plot' warning Mr Hariri was killed in an explosion in February 2005 The United States has said there is "mounting evidence" that Syria, Iran and Hezbollah are planning to topple the Lebanese government. The White House said Syria hoped to stop the formation of an international tribunal to try suspects in the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri. Spokesman Tony Snow said any attempt to destabilise the Lebanese government would violate UN resolutions. A UN team has been investigating who was behind Mr Hariri's death in 2005. Hezbollah demand The BBC News website's world affairs correspondent...

LONDON -- A Briton arrested amid a massive U.S. security alert two years ago admitted in a London court on Thursday to plotting to blow up the New York Stock Exchange and carry out "dirty bomb" attacks in Britain. Dhiren Barot, a Muslim convert, admitted to plotting to blow up the stock exchange and other U.S. financial hubs including the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Citigroup and Prudential in Washington, New Jersey and New York. "Explosions at these premises were clearly designed to kill as many people as possible", said prosecuting lawyer Edmund Lawson. Amid tight security...

BAGHDAD, Sept. 29 — American forces detained an Iraqi working for one of Iraq’s most prominent Sunni Arab political leaders on Friday on suspicion that the man was helping to plan a multiple-car suicide bombing inside the Green Zone, the military said. Shortly after Iraqi television channels began Friday night to broadcast news of the detention, the Iraqi prime minister’s office took the unusual step of banning all vehicle and pedestrian traffic in Baghdad until Sunday morning. The government declined to give a reason for the curfew and did not say whether it was linked to the detention. Authorities had...

A Pakistani man was sentenced Monday to more than 18 years in prison for conspiring with an Indian-born U.S. citizen to obtain and sell Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Taliban and al-Qaida. Syed Mustajab Shah, 55, pleaded guilty last March in federal court to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and hashish. Shah admitted that he tried to sell five tons of hashish and a half-ton of heroin in exchange for cash and four shoulder-fired Stinger missiles, which he and the other defendants intended to sell to members...

Mastermind of 9/11 had 'plot to hit Heathrow' By Duncan Gardham (Filed: 09/09/2006) The mastermind behind the September 11 attacks on America went on to plan a hijack plot to attack London, it was alleged yesterday. Ramzi bin al-Shibh was tasked by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to recruit operatives in Saudi Arabia for an attack on Heathrow Airport Four men in Saudi Arabia had already been recruited to fly aircraft into Heathrow airport when the plot was allegedly thwarted, according to United States sources. President George W Bush suggested that the Canary Wharf tower in London's Docklands might also have been...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed Friday he had uncovered a plot to topple his government, blaming his political opponents and calling them "lackeys" of the United States. His mention of a coup plot prompted whistles and shouts from thousands of supporters who filled the streets to welcome him home Friday after a foreign tour in which China, Malaysia and Syria offered to support Venezuela's bid for a seat on the 15-member U.N. Security Council. He called opposition presidential candidates "lackeys of U.S. imperialism." "I have reports that the counter-revolutionary opposition has a plan to overthrow me in...

German bomb plot intended for World Cup: paper Fri Sep 1, 2006 3:14pm ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Two failed attempts to bomb trains in western Germany in July had originally been planned for the football World Cup, a newspaper reported on Friday. The Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung cited security sources as saying interrogation of the suspects had established that the would-be bombers had abandoned the original plan as they had considered the implications of such an attack. One of the bombs was found in July on a train in Dortmund, which hosted some of June and July's World Cup matches. The...