Saturday, September 19, 2009

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Police Probe London Train Station Fluid Scare



Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:01 PM PDT


A bag containing cleaning fluid sparked a scare after it was left at a train station in south-west London, British Transport Police (BTP) said. A man fled after leaving the bag under a bench at Kingston train station at 1650 BST. A substance was then seen leaking across the station forecourt.
It burnt a hole in [...]

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Spotting a Terrorist ‘FAST’ – Future Attribute Screening Technology



Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:25 PM PDT


Metal detectors, X-ray machines, and dogs are used at security checkpoints to look for bombs. Now a next-generation technology under development in Cambridge will look for the bomber. With funding from the US Department of Homeland Security, Draper Laboratory and other collaborators are building technology to detect potential terrorists with cameras and noninvasive sensors that [...]

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Germany Raises Terror Alert Level In Response To Threat



Posted: 18 Sep 2009 10:11 PM PDT


The German government raised its terrorism alert level after al Qaeda posted a video on the Internet threatening attacks in Germany if this month’s elections do not come out the way the terrorist organization wants.
“The federal elections offer a special [opportunity] for propaganda and operative activity by terror groups,” the Interior Ministry said on Friday. [...]

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Chikungunya – Mosquito-borne Virus A New Threat to West



Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:23 PM PDT


The United States and Europe face a new health threat from a mosquito-borne disease far more unpleasant than the West Nile virus that swept into North America a decade ago, a U.S. expert said on Friday.
Chikungunya virus has spread beyond Africa since 2005, causing outbreaks and scores of fatalities in India and the French island [...]

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Denver Terror Plot Suspect May Be Looking To Cut Deal – Updated Report



Posted: 18 Sep 2009 02:00 PM PDT


UPDATED 10:33 PST 09/18/09
The New York Daily News is doing an incredible job reporting rapidly unfolding developments in a terror investigation that stretches from Denver Colorado to Queens New York.Today’s reports from the Daily News include the following items of interest:

Lawyers for Najibullah Zazi are negotiating with federal officials for an agreement where he [...]

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Germany – al Qaeda Releases New Video, Threatens ‘Bad Awakening’



Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:23 PM PDT


According to a Reuters report, an al-Qaeda spokesman warned Germans that if they don’t vote to change their government in the Sept. 27 national election, there will be a “bad awakening,” according to the U.S.-based IntelCenter.
On the almost 26-minute video, Abu Talha, also known as Bekay Harrach, spoke in German and told Muslims to avoid [...]

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