“France is on heightened alert for possible terror attacks after intelligence suggested public places could be targeted, officials have said. The officials, who spoke anonymously, said one tip-off suggested a female suicide bomber was planning to attack the transport system. Without confirming the reports, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said ‘the terrorism threat is real’. He [...]
“On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing. In fact, short of mass casualties, the attack [...]
“The U.S. government is cautioning Americans coming here for the 2010 Winter Olympics that the Games could be magnet for terrorists. The State Department travel advisory for the Vancouver Olympics outlines routine cross-border issues for Americans coming north – like not bringing guns due to Canada’s tighter firearm laws – but also includes an Olympic [...]
“Credible intelligence has emerged that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is plotting another attack against the United States and U.S. interests abroad, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday. The intelligence is described as not specific about time, place or method of attack, but is being taken seriously, according to [...]
“More detainees released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay are returning to terrorist activity, a new classified Pentagon report is expected to say. The report by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency has not been released publicly, but a senior Pentagon official said it will show more former detainees returning to terrorist activity after being [...]