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• Eco-terror – 2 Radio Towers Toppled in
  Washington
  
  
• Wanted in North Carolina, American Disappears in
  Pakistan
  
  
• Top Terror Suspect Freed Over Secrets Fear –
  UK
  
  
• Cyanide Suspected In Sickening 7 L.A.
  Firefighters
  
  
• Man Pulled Over with Pipe Bombs, Weapon
  

Eco-terror – 2 Radio Towers Toppled in Washington Posted: 06 Sep 2009 07:47 PM PDT Two radio station towers near Seattle that have generated intense local opposition were toppled early Friday in an act of sabotage that bore the initials of the radical Earth Liberation Front. The towers for KRKO-AM – one of which was 349 feet tall – were torn down because of health and environmental concerns, according to an e-mail from the North American ELF Press Office, which has represented the shadowy group in the past. “We have to weigh our priorities, and the local ecosystem in Everett, along with the local residents, do not need additional sports news radio station towers that come at the expense of reduced property values and harmful radio waves,” ELF press office spokesman Jason Crawford said in the e-mail. The ELF is a loose collection of radical environmentalists that has claimed responsibility for dozens of attacks since the 1990s. A banner that bore the initials of the ELF was left at the scene, authorities said. The FBI has taken over as lead investigator in Friday’s incident, and agent Marty Prewett said authorities haven’t found any evidence that other individuals or groups besides the ELF were involved. The towers apparently were taken down with a track hoe, a piece of heavy construction equipment that was already on the site, Prewett said. via 2 radio towers in Washington state toppled. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Eco-terror – 2 Radio Towers Toppled in Washington

Wanted in North Carolina, American Disappears in Pakistan Posted: 06 Sep 2009 07:30 PM PDT On Saturday in Pakistan, a young American recently charged by authorities in North Carolina with leaving the United States to engage in “violent jihad,” failed to show up for a scheduled court appearance. As The Lede noted on Friday, Jude Kenan Mohammad was arrested and then released on bail by Pakistani authorities last year, after he attempted to enter a tribal area along the Afghan border but before any charges were filed in North Carolina, where he now stands accused of being part of a ring of would-be jihadists. The Associated Press reports from Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday: Kamal Khan, senior assistant to Judge Nasirullah Khan in Charsadda district, said Mohammad’s trial was supposed to start Saturday but that neither the accused nor his lawyer nor any other representatives appeared. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Wanted in North Carolina, American Disappears in Pakistan

Top Terror Suspect Freed Over Secrets Fear – UK Posted: 06 Sep 2009 05:39 PM PDT The Home Secretary has released a man regarded as one of Britain’s most dangerous terror suspects from virtual house arrest to avoid disclosing secret evidence against him, The Times has learned. The man, known only as AF, has been subject to a controversial “control order” since 2006 because of his alleged links with Islamic terrorists. He has never been charged, however, and the evidence for the allegations has never been heard in a public court. The control order was revoked last week and the suspect’s electronic tag removed, setting him free in spite of the Government’s claim that he remains a threat. Lord Pannick, QC, who led the legal team acting for the man in the House of Lords, said: “The Home Secretary has some explaining to do. Does he now accept that there was no need for the control order which imposed severe restrictions on AF . . . or does he still think there is a need for controls but is unwilling to provide details of the allegations against AF? If the latter, does he accept that the control order regime is defective and should be scrapped?” AF, who has dual Libyan and British nationality, was one of three terror suspects who won a landmark ruling from nine law lords in July that their detention under the control order regime was illegal. The law lords ruled that the suspects had been denied a fair hearing prior to detention because they had not been told sufficient details of the case against them. The ruling paved the way for up to 20 men held under the regime to challenge their detention and to seek to know the basis of the case against them. via Top terror suspect is freed over secrets fear – Times Online. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Top Terror Suspect Freed Over Secrets Fear – UK

Cyanide Suspected In Sickening 7 L.A. Firefighters Posted: 06 Sep 2009 05:23 PM PDT As the fire and homicide investigation continues, officials say several firefighters were exposed to cyanide gas in two separate incidents as they were mopping up hot spots near the small city of Acton on the northern edge of the massive blaze. The poisonous cyanide fumes are suspected in acute breathing problems suffered by Los Angeles firefighters battling the Station Fire in the Aliso Canyon. One firefighters suffered life-threatening respiratory arrest and remains in hospital after she was knocked out by noxious fumes on Sept. 1 near Acton. Two days later, six firefighters suffered severe breathing difficulties in another part of the Aliso Canyon. “On Sept. 1, a firefighter working on the Station Fire in the Aliso Canyon area of Acton was overcome by noxious fumes,” said the Los Angeles County Fire department. “The firefighter suffered respiratory arrest and was taken to a local medical facility for further treatment and evaluation.” The firefighter remains in hospital. “On Sept. 3, six firefighters were transported to a local hospital after being overwhelmed by unknown fumes in a different part of Aliso Canyon. The firefighters were treated and released,” said a statement. “The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department HAZMAT unit responded to the two separate areas of Aliso Canyon to investigate the cause of the respiratory illnesses,” officials said. After examining the sites, the Sheriff’s HAZMAT personnel detected trace cyanide concentration of 48 parts per million in the Alison Canyon area. “In the area where the six firefighters were injured, the Sheriff’s HAZMAT unit found smoldering spots of fire, but no contamination traces of chemicals. The HAZMAT unit also found galvanized materials, baling wire, cans and bottles. “During the investigation and rehabilitation, the sites of both the inhalation injuries have been cordoned off and secured. Medical personnel have been advised of the Sheriff’s HAZMAT unit findings,” said a press release issued in Los Angeles on Saturday. Authorities do not have an idea where the cyanide came from. Source Video From The Los Angeles Times Officials said 10 firefighters had been taken to a hospital in two separate incidents, in which it appears they had stumbled upon hazardous materials. At one of those sites, health officials detected cyanide and one firefighter remains in the hospital. Officials are still not sure where the cyanide came from. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has said investigators are probing the deaths as homicides. A source told The Times that “material that didn’t belong there” has been found at the site suspected to be where the fire started, a twice-scorched slope cordoned off by crime scene tape near Mile Marker 29 along Angeles Crest Highway. The source would not identify the suspicious substance but said it was found in the brush off the highway, within walking distance of the turnoff at the center of the arson probe. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it was an ongoing investigation, said the substance was taken to a lab for testing. The material is not a device, according to the source. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Cyanide Suspected In Sickening 7 L.A. Firefighters

Man Pulled Over with Pipe Bombs, Weapon Posted: 06 Sep 2009 04:50 PM PDT A New Haven man is under arrest after police found pipe bombs and a weapon in his vehicle late Saturday. Marlon Reddick, 44 was stopped by West Haven Police last night around 11:00 p.m. in the area of Elm Street and Kimberly Avenue for equipment violations. During the motor vehicle stop, officers observed a clear plastic bag containing pills in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. After Reddick claimed no knowledge of the pills, the officers asked him to exit the vehicle as they continued their investigation, according to a police report. As officers searched the vehicle, they discovered a duffle bag behind the front seat. An officer observed a metal cylinder from the duffle bag and upon closer inspection observed it to have a wick. The officers believed the item was an explosive, and immediately removed themselves and Reddick from the area. The immediate area was shut down to local and highway traffic while New Haven Police Department’s Bomb Squad was called to the scene. The bomb squad located two improvised explosive devices in the duffle bag and confirmed they were homemade bombs. The bomb squad rendered the devices safe. Roads in the area were closed for approximately five hours. Also located in the vehicle were a sawed off shotgun, bullet proof vest, dark colored clothing and a ski mask. The vehicle, an older model Ford F150 truck has been impounded and the investigation is continuing. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Man Pulled Over with Pipe Bombs, Weapon

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