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11-30-02, 03:39 PM
November 30, 2002
At Home and Abroad
Suspected terrorist leader in custody
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has arrested a midlevel leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah, a terrorist organization allied with al-Qaeda and blamed for the Oct. 12 bombings in Bali that killed 200 people.
The suspect was arrested on Monday, a government official said Friday. He is not connected with an alleged suicide-bomb cell whose members were rounded up last week, the official said.
He said most of the Jemaah Islamiyah's leaders are either in custody or have gone abroad, probably to Indonesia.
Pair investigated in connection with plot
PARIS - Two brothers-in-law detained in an anti-terrorism sweep - one considered to be an important player among radical Muslims - were formally placed under investigation Friday for an alleged plot to bomb a market place and cathedral in Strasbourg, France.
Four other people detained in Monday's sweep were released, officials said.
The six were taken into custody in one of three operations over a four-day period that resulted in 19 people being detained. Seven have been placed under investigation - a step short of being charged under French law.
Israel shuts down two embassies
JERUSALEM - Israel temporarily closed its embassies in the Philippines and South Africa and may shut down additional diplomatic missions following twin attacks on Israeli tourists in Kenya, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Israel also has tightened security around its missions worldwide, ministry spokesman Ron Prosor said.
U.S. struggles to protect soldiers
WASHINGTON - As the Pentagon girds for possible military action against Iraq, it is having problems providing U.S. troops with state-of-the-art protective gear against chemical and biological attacks, lawmakers from both parties said this week.
The lawmakers' worries have been buttressed by the General Accounting Office, which recently reported ``continuing concerns'' about equipment, training and research. The GAO said that for six years, ``we have identified many problems in the Defense Department's capabilities to defend against chemical and biological weapons and sustain operations in the midst of their use.''
The latest problem Pentagon officials uncovered involves gas masks that have the wrong gaskets and will require extensive inspections to ensure that they are functioning properly.
- From news service reports
Copyright 2002 The Register-Guard
unless labeled as being from the Associated Press (AP),
in which case Copyright 2002 Associated Press
Sempers,
Roger
At Home and Abroad
Suspected terrorist leader in custody
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has arrested a midlevel leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah, a terrorist organization allied with al-Qaeda and blamed for the Oct. 12 bombings in Bali that killed 200 people.
The suspect was arrested on Monday, a government official said Friday. He is not connected with an alleged suicide-bomb cell whose members were rounded up last week, the official said.
He said most of the Jemaah Islamiyah's leaders are either in custody or have gone abroad, probably to Indonesia.
Pair investigated in connection with plot
PARIS - Two brothers-in-law detained in an anti-terrorism sweep - one considered to be an important player among radical Muslims - were formally placed under investigation Friday for an alleged plot to bomb a market place and cathedral in Strasbourg, France.
Four other people detained in Monday's sweep were released, officials said.
The six were taken into custody in one of three operations over a four-day period that resulted in 19 people being detained. Seven have been placed under investigation - a step short of being charged under French law.
Israel shuts down two embassies
JERUSALEM - Israel temporarily closed its embassies in the Philippines and South Africa and may shut down additional diplomatic missions following twin attacks on Israeli tourists in Kenya, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Israel also has tightened security around its missions worldwide, ministry spokesman Ron Prosor said.
U.S. struggles to protect soldiers
WASHINGTON - As the Pentagon girds for possible military action against Iraq, it is having problems providing U.S. troops with state-of-the-art protective gear against chemical and biological attacks, lawmakers from both parties said this week.
The lawmakers' worries have been buttressed by the General Accounting Office, which recently reported ``continuing concerns'' about equipment, training and research. The GAO said that for six years, ``we have identified many problems in the Defense Department's capabilities to defend against chemical and biological weapons and sustain operations in the midst of their use.''
The latest problem Pentagon officials uncovered involves gas masks that have the wrong gaskets and will require extensive inspections to ensure that they are functioning properly.
- From news service reports
Copyright 2002 The Register-Guard
unless labeled as being from the Associated Press (AP),
in which case Copyright 2002 Associated Press
Sempers,
Roger