Posts Tagged ‘attacks’

Great Britain: arrest of a suspect in connection with the attacks of September 11

March 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
A suspected terrorist of Moroccan nationality was arrested in Britain and is accused of being linked with the attacks of September 11 the United States as well as those in Madrid this year, British police confirmed mercredila.
Farid Hilali, 35, was arraigned before a London court Wednesday and detained after a European arrest warrant issued at [...]

Repatriation of 4 workers injured in attacks in Afghanistan

January 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
Four Chinese workers from China Railway Construction Corporation, who were injured during the terrorist attacks that occurred June 10 in Afghanistan, returned Monday at 22:55 Jinan, capital of Shandong Province (east China), at be learned from an official source.
They were greeted at the airport in Jinan by officials of the provincial government.
Wounded, origin respectively Shandong [...]

China condemns terrorist attacks against civilians in Saudi Arabia

December 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
China condemns terrorist attacks against civilians in Khobar, eastern Saudi Arabia, said Monday in Beijing, the spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liu Jianchao.
Liu made the remarks in response to a question about these attacks.
He said the Chinese side was pleased to see that Saudi Arabia has managed to free the hostages abducted by [...]

U.S. intelligence fears of terrorist attacks this summer

December 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said Wednesday that the government continued to receive reports “credible” reports of threats of terrorist attacks in the United States this summer.
“In recent months we have continued to receive what we consider to be generally credible information indicating one or more possible attacks in the United States,” Ridge [...]

Spain: Creation of a commission of inquiry into the March 11 attacks in Madrid

December 12th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The Spanish parliament Thursday approved the establishment of a commission of inquiry to whether the then government could have prevented the terrorist bombings that occurred March 11 in Madrid bombings that killed 191 people and more 2 000 injured.
The Socialist Party (PS), the largest party in the Spanish Parliament, would allow the investigation to determine [...]

3 213 terrorist attacks recorded worldwide in 2003

December 4th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
In 2003, 3 213 terrorist attacks and guerrilla occurred in the world, making a total of 7 476 deaths, said Thursday the agency investigating public security of Japan.
The number of these incidents reached a record high since 1991 when the agency began conducting a study on this subject but the number of victims is about [...]

Bush and Cheney heard by the commission investigating the attacks of September 11

December 4th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Members of the independent commission of inquiry into the attacks of September 11, 2001 began on Thursday morning to hear the testimony of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney at the White House.
spokesman for the White House Scott McClellan said the hearings to be held in camera, are not subject to either [...]

The lack of FBI before the attacks of September 11

November 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The FBI, the U.S. Federal police, lacked staff and resources before the attacks of September 11, 2001 to combat terrorism, according to a report released Tuesday by the Independent Commission on the attacks.
“On September 11, 2001, the FBI action was hampered in several important areas to implement an anti-terrorist effective preventive,” says the report published [...]

Bush was informed before September 11 that Al Qaeda was preparing attacks

November 26th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. President George W. Bush was told more than a month before the attacks of September 11, 2001 that supporters of Osama bin Laden were preparing an attack in the United States as well as hijacking, reported Saturday the New York Times quoted a government official .
According to government official, such information has been sent [...]

Bush was warned before the attacks of September 11 (declassified memo)

November 26th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
U.S. President George W. Bush was warned a month before the attacks of September 11, 2001, the network al-Qaeda was preparing attacks with explosives and hijackings within the United States, according to a memorandum issued Saturday by the White House.
“In May 2001, a group of bin Laden supporters was in the process of preparing bomb [...]