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British Muslims Planned To Kill Thousands By Bringing Down 7 Planes With Liquid Bombs

Posted: 04 Apr 2008 03:15 AM CDT


A gang of British Muslims planned to blow up seven planes within hours in the biggest terrorist atrocity since 9/11, a court heard yesterday.

Two thousand passengers would have died in the plot by eight fanatics working “in the name of Islam”, the jury was told. (more…)

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Shin Bet Fears Terror Attack on Israeli Plane

Posted: 04 Apr 2008 02:54 AM CDT

The security measures on aircraft belonging to Israeli airlines and around them during takeoffs and arrivals abroad have been significantly boosted over the past few days for fear that Hizbullah would act on its promise to avenge the February assassination of its top commander Imad Mugniyah.

The number of armed security guards on some of the flights to several destinations has been increased, as was the number of guards surrounding the plane after the landing and before the takeoff. (more…)

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Florida Man With Weapons Cache Threatened Virginia Tech-Style Massacre

Posted: 04 Apr 2008 02:48 AM CDT

A 20-year-old with a weapons cache that included four AK-47s was arrested after threatening over the Internet to undertake a Virginia Tech-style massacre, authorities said Thursday.

Oregon authorities learned of a March 25 Internet message allegedly posted by Calin Chi Wong in which he threatened to re-enact the Virginia Tech killings. (more…)

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Utah Man Indicted In Connection With Las Vegas Ricin Scare

Posted: 04 Apr 2008 02:37 AM CDT


The Utah man claiming he discovered the deadly biological agent ricin in his cousin’s Las Vegas hotel room is now accused of a dangerous cover-up.

A grand jury says Thomas Tholen knew that ricin was being made but didn’t tell police.

On February 29th, officers converged on his Riverton home asking neighbors to evacuate while haz-mat teams went in.

They were looking the toxic powder made from tiny castor beans.

An amount the size of a pinhead can be deadly.

In fact, Tholen’s cousin was critically ill with symptoms typical of ricin exposure.

Tholen gave a few vials of the white powder to a front desk worker at a Las Vegas hotel when he went to check on his critically ill cousin.

Now, federal prosecutors claim Tholen put the public at risk.

U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman says, “This type of substance in the hands of those individuals that intend to use it poses a clear, present and lethal danger to the community.”

There are few uses for ricin. It can be used in medical research. But Thomas Tholen is a retired East High art teacher.

FBI Special Agent-in-Charge, Timothy Fuhrman says, “You have individuals who are potential lone wolves.”

The FBI poses the question, “Were he and his cousin involved in some criminal plot?”

Fuhrman says, “We still don’t have any indication that this was planned as an act of terror, but we cannot say for certain that it was not planned as an act of terror.”

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Suspicious Package Discovered On New York Thruway

Posted: 04 Apr 2008 02:30 AM CDT

A section of the Thruway was closed for two hours because of a suspicious package. It happened around 2 p.m. Thursday at the Weedsport exit in Cayuga County.

State Police said a maintenance worker found explosive material near the exit. Hazardous material crews were able to remove the explosive and no one was injured.

No word how the device got there.

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