Swine Flu - WHO Chief Warns H1N1 Likely To Worsen Posted: 23 May 2009 08:32 PM PDT
The world must be ready for H1N1 swine flu to become more severe and kill more people, World Health Organization chief Dr. Margaret Chan said on A genetic analysis of the new virus showed it must have been circulating undetected for some time, in pigs or perhaps in other animals. The WHO is poised to declare a full pandemic of the virus, which has infected more than 11,000 people in 42 countries and killed 86. And U.S. health
The virus must be closely monitored in the southern hemisphere, as it could mix with ordinary seasonal influenza and change in unpredictable ways, “In cases where the H1N1 virus is widespread and circulating within the general community, countries must expect to see more cases of severe An international team of researchers who analyzed all eight genes of the new virus confirmed its sneakiness, saying it was so different from its
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FBI Watching Somali Muslims In Washington D.C. Posted: 23 May 2009 08:27 PM PDT
Fearing the next terror attack could emerge from America’s growing Somali refugee population, federal authorities have stepped up surveillance in Somali communities – including a large enclave just outside Washington. In fact, WND has learned that the Baileys Crossroads area of Northern Virginia – about 10 miles from the capital – was a critical focus of January. Investigators say a troubling number of the area’s Somali men hold “militant” anti-American views and sympathize with al-Qaida. They their breaks, as well as at a nearby mosque tied to 9/11. Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., which assisted at least two of the al-Qaida hijackers, has a large representation of Somali working with al-Qaida to arm and recruit fighters – including Americans – for the holy war in Somalia. "Somalis were the hot topic during the inauguration, and they still are,” said a senior investigator assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task “They’re very militant, and they’re all over that area.” Authorities estimate the Washington area is home to about 6,000 Another troubling hotspot is Minneapolis, where individuals have traveled to Somalia to train with an al-Qaida-backed terror wing called The FBI has launched investigations in the thriving Somali community of the jihad. All of them worshipped at the same pro-jihad mosque – Abubakar As-Saddique Islamic Center – whose leaders deny a connection. Investigators, however, suspect the young men were recruited and bankrolled there. The mosque’s imam is on the FBI’s terror watch list and is grounded from air travel.
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Pellet-Gun Freeway Snipers Arrested In California Posted: 23 May 2009 10:10 AM PDT
Two 21-year-old men are charged with 85 felonies for allegedly shooting pellet guns at more than 40 cars along a Bay Area freeway in Northern Shawn Philip Wagner of Mariposa and Rojelio Samuel Gomez of Fremont were each charged with 42 counts of assault with a deadly weapon and 43 months. Both defendants are expected to make their first appearance at the Fremont Hall of Justice on Tuesday. The California Highway Patrol says the men are responsible for at least 45 shootings on Interstate 680 in Fremont. The CHP says they are also suspected in nine other shootings on Interstate 880. Several vehicles were damaged by the shootings and one person suffered minor injuries.
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Spanish Police Nab Daredevil Thieves Posted: 23 May 2009 10:02 AM PDT
They were daredevil highwaymen whose meticulously planned motorway heists combined precision driving with death-defying acrobatics. On Friday Spanish police made a series of arrests in and around Madrid detaining 23 members of a gang who they say specialized in robbing moving The Civil Guard believe the the gang crisscrossed the country and pulled off more than 50 thefts from trucks in a two-year crime spree that With little apparent thought for their safety the thieves often targeted trucks at night on quiet stretches of motorway. The gang used a car to overtake and then pull in front of a lorry, forcing it to slow down. Other gang members in following pick-up trucks would then Using a rope or a suction cup device to hang on, the thief then used either a battery-powered grinder or a crowbar to pry open the truck’s rear doors. Other members of the gang clambered across the bonnet of the pick-up truck and jumped into the back of the big rig. They then passed back the loot, which was often computers, mobile phones, brand-name clothes, sunglasses or perfumes.
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