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First husband and wife suicide bombers

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:38:47 GMT

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Iraqis' Role in Jordan Attacks Debated

AMMAN, Jordan - Al-Qaida in

Iraq claimed that a squad of four Iraqi suicide bombers — including a husband and wife — struck three Amman hotels where at least 57 people were killed, while Jordan interrogated 12 suspects Friday believed to have links to this kingdom's deadliest-ever attacks.

"If they want to fight any occupation let them fight it in the countries it occupied, but never to target civilians," said Abdul-Jabber Saeed, a university teacher of religious law in Zarqa, northeastern Jordan. "We can never justify killings in hotels."

Al-Qaida in Iraq issued its third Internet claim since the attacks, saying four Iraqis — including what is believed to be the world's first married couple to ever carry out a suicide attack — had the Radisson SAS, Grand Hyatt and Days Inn hotels under surveillance for a month before detonating explosive belts "to achieve greater accuracy in hitting the target."

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Holy war on Australia

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:49:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: There is no such thing as a safe place on this planet anymore- the whole world is going mad!

Clip Source: dailytelegraph.news.com.au

Holy war on Australia

SEVENTEEN suspected terrorists rounded up in raids across Sydney and Melbourne allegedly planned to wage a holy war against Australia using hundreds of litres of explosive chemicals.

Detectives have had the group under surveillance since last June but decided to take them down after they ordered large stockpiles of chemicals.

Tags: australia, terrorists, sydney, melbourne, holy war, osama bin ladin, abu bakr

Australia arrests suspected terrorists

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:00:43 GMT

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Clip Source: abcnews.go.com

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities arrested 17 people on Tuesday on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack, raiding homes in Melbourne and Sydney less than a week after parliament passed tougher anti-terror laws.

One man was shot in the Sydney raids and the police bomb squad was examining a backpack at the scene. Outspoken Muslim cleric Abu Bakr, who has voiced support for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, was among those arrested in Melbourne.

Prime Minister John Howard last week said Australia received intelligence about a "terrorist threat" and amended anti-terror laws making it easier for police to arrest suspects.

"Intelligence was received that a group was making arrangements to stockpile chemicals and other materials capable of making explosives," New South Wales state Premier Morris Iemma told a news conference in Sydney.

"Police believe that the group was planning a terrorist attack in Australia," Iemma said.

Victorian state Police Commissioner Christine Nixon said the group did not have a target and specifically ruled out the Commonwealth Games, which are due to be held in Melbourne in March and opened by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

"But we had sufficient evidence these people were planning a significant attack," Nixon told reporters.

Police said they had seized chemicals which if combined would be "volatile," firearms, computers, travel documents and backpacks.

Australian media last week reported that possible targets under police surveillance were the Sydney Opera House, harbor bridge, two Sydney oil refineries, the Australian stock exchange in Melbourne and Melbourne's main rail station.

Tags: australia, terrorists, sydney, melbourne