THE London Olympics is at risk from a terror attack by IRA dissidents, it was warned yesterday.Britain’s Intelligence and Security Committee said spy agencies are under “unprecedented pressure” as they battle to prevent atrocities by republican hardliners and al-Qaeda groups. Read article
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Take the world’s premier athletic spectacle. Then, place events at 100 venues across the United Kingdom. And finally, scatter tens of thousands of athletes, coaches, spectators and vendors to those sites. What you get are the 2012 Olympic Games. You also get what security officials and would-be terrorists see as the definition of a target-rich […]
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(Reuters) – Last December, a purported Islamic fighter called Amir Ghrozni posted a cryptic message on a password-protected website connected to al Qaeda. “London, perhaps the punishment is near,” the message said. “Await the glad tidings, as we will never calm down.” Read article
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LONDON — It has been a tough few months at the pockmarked concrete high-rise known as FredWigg Tower. First there was the fire, which left dozens temporarily homeless. Then came the rash of burglaries of fire-damaged apartments. And now the British army will be putting a battery of high-velocity missiles on the roof.The defense ministry […]
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LONDON (AP) — The arrests of 14 people in the last week on suspicion of terrorism in Britain has underscored jitters among police and security officials as the upcoming Olympics fixes the gaze of the world — including potential aggressors — on London. Despite an overall decline in the number of people detained over terrorism […]
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LONDON – As Britain counts down to the arrival of the Olympics in 15 days, Games officials seem to have almost everything firmly under control. The venues are ready. Preparations for the Games are on time and under budget. A threatened bus drivers strike seems likely to have been averted. Still, there are uncomfortable reminders […]
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RAND Corporation has developed and described in detail 27 possible scenarios of threats. To counter them, 48,000 policemen and 13,500 soldiers were involved, which is more than the size of the British troops in Afghanistan. Missile batteries “Earth-to-air” and sound weapons that create an intolerable sound inside the victim’s head were placed on the roofs […]
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London, England: No specific terror threat Government officials from Washington to London insist that there are no known specific or credible terror threats tied to next month’s Olympic games in London. Nonetheless, authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are urging vigilance. President Barack Obama met last week with his national security team to talk […]
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London, England: Norwegian terrorist suspect plans attack A Norwegian Muslim, who underwent training in Yemen, is going to commit a terrorist attack on an American aircraft during the Olympic Games in London, Rosbalt said with reference to the Sunday Times. According to British intelligence, the Norwegian, who calls himself Abu Abdulrakhman, converted to Islam in […]
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Here’s an extreme twist on the typical learning vacation: A “summer camp” in Israel is teaching day-trippers how to kill terrorists. “Gush Etzion has become a hot destination in recent months for tourists seeking an Israeli experience like no other: The opportunity to pretend-shoot a terror operative. Residents of the nearby settlements, who run the […]
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