Police in Britain uncover suspected terrorist plot

The Metropolitan Police's anti-terrorist branch and security service in London have claimed that a terrorist plot to detonate bombs on nine planes travelling mid-air from the United Kingdom to the United States has been thwarted.

The bombs were to be smuggled onboard in passengers' hand luggage. The planned attacks might have been the biggest terrorist attacks since 9/11, government officials have said. Information gathered after recent arrests in Pakistan convinced British investigators they had to act urgently to stop the plot. The original information about the plan came from the Muslim community in Britain, according to a British intelligence official. The tip resulted from a person who had been concerned about the activities of an acquaintance after the July 7, 2005 terror attacks in London, the official said.

The counter-terrorism operation took several months to complete. Scotland Yard said twenty-three people are in custody, and were arrested in north and east London, Birmingham and High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. An undercover British agent infiltrated the group, giving the authorities intelligence on the alleged plan, several U.S. government officials said. The men had not bought plane tickets, the officials said, but they were in the process of perusing the Internet to find flights to various cities that had similar departure times. Pakistani officials have said two Britons were arrested last week, and that five Pakistanis have been detained on suspicion of "facilitating" the plot. As many as 50 people were involved in the plot, an internal Department of Homeland Security document said.

Speaking on the day after the arrests, UK Home Secretary John Reid said although officials believed the main suspects were in custody, the UK threat level remained "critical", the highest level. He said UK citizens faced a "common threat" and appealed for tolerance and resilience. He also added that Britain was grateful for Pakistan's cooperation in breaking up the suspected plot.

After the arrests, Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police's Deputy Assistant Commissioner, said: "We are confident that we have disrupted a plan by terrorists to cause untold death and destruction and to commit, quite frankly, mass murder. We believe that the terrorists' aim was to smuggle explosives on to aeroplanes in hand luggage and to detonate these in flight. We also believe that the intended targets were flights from the United Kingdom to the United States of America. I can confirm that a significant number of people are currently in custody and the operation is ongoing." U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, said it was unclear if all suspects were now in custody. U.S. and British officials said some suspects could still be on the loose and that investigations were continuing.

Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is currently holidaying in the Caribbean, paid tribute to the security services and the police. "I thank them for the great job they are doing in protecting our country. There has been an enormous amount of co-operation with the U.S. authorities which has been of great value and underlines the threat we face and our determination to counter it," he said in a statement.

The White House has said the plot had been a direct threat to the U.S., and security officials there say aspects of the plan were suggestive of al-Qaeda. Terrorism analyst Peter Bergen said two factors pointed to the influence of al-Qaeda. He said the organization is "obsessed" with commercial aviation, and he added that the timing of the plot was "very interesting." "It's not clear when this was going to be implemented ... but we are coming up on the fifth anniversary of 9/11. They do want to make a big statement," he said.

U.S. intelligence officials said the plotters hoped to stage a dry run by August 10, and the actual attack would have followed days later, the officials told the Associated Press. It is believed that terrorists planned to detonate explosives on three U.S. airliners. A U.S. administration official said the plot targeted Continental Airlines, United, British Airways and American Airlines flights to New York, Washington and California.

A senior U.S. intelligence official suggests that those arrested are British citizens, and some have links with Pakistan. Among those arrested were a Muslim charity worker and a Heathrow Airport employee with an all-area access pass, according to Britain's Channel 4. The suspected terrorists had been under surveillance in Britain since last December, the channel reported. According to ABC News, five more suspects who are still at large in Britain are being "urgently sought". At a press conference at the afternoon on August 10, Home Secretary John Reid said the police believe the "main players" are accounted for. Two of the suspects left "martyrdom tapes," according to Pakistani sources familiar with the details of the British investigation.

A senior U.S. congressional source said it is believed the plotters planned to mix a British sports drink with a gel-like substance to make an explosive that they would possibly trigger with an MP3 player or cell phone. The sports drink could be combined with a peroxide-based paste to form a potent "explosive cocktail," if properly done, said a U.S. counterterrorism official. "There are strong reasons to believe the materials in a beverage like that could have been part of the formula," the official said. "What makes it frightening is the sophistication to turn relatively common materials into a dangerous bomb," said a U.S. intelligence official.

Two of the suspects held in connection with the alleged plot to down commercial jetliners with explosives may have had contact with a Pakistani suspected of being an al Qaeda operative, government officials in Britain and the United States said. The officials allege that Matiur Rehman, described as an explosives expert in Pakistan who is now at large, met two of the British suspects in Pakistan. But officials, who say the plot displays signs of al Qaeda participation but are still investigating that angle, do not know whether Rehman was involved in the plot. After the two people returned to Britain, they received a wire transfer of money from Pakistan, the officials said.

Michael Chertoff, the US Secretary of Homeland Security, said the plan was reminiscent of the 1995 plot by 9/11 coordinator Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who envisioned detonating bombs on 11 airlines possibly traveling over the Pacific Ocean. He also said that the plotters were "getting close to the execution phase".

The U.S. is also sending out more air marshals on flights between the UK and the U.S. President Bush said the arrests are a "stark reminder" that the U.S. is "at war with Islamic fascists." He thanked British Prime Minister Tony Blair for "busting this plot." U.S. government officials say there were two phone calls made from London to the United States recently by suspects. Those calls were tracked down and investigated, but there is no evidence of any involvement of people in America in the alleged plot.

The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi on August 11 warned American citizens of possible terrorist attacks across India in the week from August 14 to August 20.

MI5, the British internal security service, has raised the threat level to critical, meaning "an attack is expected imminently and indicates an extremely high level of threat to the UK".

As a result, increased security at all British airports have been implemented, leading to delays in departing flights.
Significant disruptions include:

Air passengers across Europe faced a second day of delays on August 11, though the situation had eased from the previous day when London's Heathrow Airport was closed to many incoming flights.

The alleged plot to smuggle liquid explosives onto planes has led to drastic new security measures at airports around the world.

All airlines departing from UK airports have told their passengers that they are not permitted to carry any hand baggage on board any aircraft departing from any airport in the UK.

Only the following items are permitted in the cabin, and must be carried in transparent bags:

No fluids at all are allowed onboard. "We hope that these measures, which are being kept under review by the government, will need to be in place for a limited period only," said a statement issued by the Department for Transport.

Weblog journalists have criticized whether the physical handling of potential explosive liquids reflects the threat authorities claim.  In response to CNN reporting, "Because the plot involved taking liquid explosives aboard planes in carry-ons, passengers at all U.S. and British airports, and those boarding U.S.-bound flights at other international airports, are banned from taking any liquids onto planes."  XOPL observes, "And then they have the photo of the TSA guy dumping a tub of confiscated possibly explosive liquids into a garbage can in a crowd of people. ... Nevermind that the plot specifically mentions mixing chemicals and/or nitroglycerin... which explodes if handled too roughly."  Responding to "A.J. Leoni, pours the last of her drink into the receptacle while in line for the security checkpoint at the Asheville Regional Airport," in the Asheville Citizen-Times, Gabriel Meister writes, "Pour it into a receptacle? Don't you think that some of these potentially explosive liquids might be more dangerous when, I don't know, mixed in a big vat in the middle of an airport?"

The United States Department of Homeland Security said in an email: "The U.S. threat level is raised to Severe, or Red, for all commercial flights flying from the United Kingdom to the U.S. The U.S. threat level is raised to High, or Orange for all commercial aviation operating in the U.S., including international flights. Flights from the U.S. to the U.K. are also Orange. PROHIBITED ITEMS CHANGE: All liquids and gels are now prohibited at the screening checkpoints. For more information please visit www.tsa.gov." Continental, Delta, Northwest and United Airlines advised passengers to arrive three hours before takeoff for domestic and international flights, according to the airlines' Web sites. American Airlines advised passengers to allow for "extra time." Passengers in the U.S. faced a second security check starting August 11.

The nation's overall terror threat level has not been altered. August 10 2006 was the first time the Department of Homeland Security has raised the threat level for a specific group of flights. British Airways canceled all short haul flights in or out of Heathrow Airport for August 10, 2006, and delays were stacking flights up at airports across Europe.

Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney ordered the National Guard to Boston's Logan Airport, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the National Guard to airports in his state.

The United States on August 11 renewed its warning to U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan amid rising concerns over terror activity that would be directed against U.S. interests.

The Bank of England has notified financial institutions to freeze accounts of 19 people under terrorist financing laws, according to a statement on the Bank's web site. The individuals were identified as Ali Abdula Ahmed, Ali Cossor, ALI Shazad Khuram, Hussain Nabeel, Hussain Tanvir, Hussain Umair, Islam Umar, Kayani Waseem, Khan Assan Abdullah, Khan Waheed Arafat, Khatib Osman Adam, Patel Abdul Muneem, Rauf Tayib, Saddique Muhammed Usman, Sarwar Assad, Savant Ibrahim, Tariq Amin, Asmin, Uddin Shamin Mohammed, and Zaman Waheed.


Projectes d'atemptats han sigut descoberts per la policia britànica

La secció antiterrorista i el servei de seguretat de la Policia Metropolitana de Londres han afirmat aquest matí haver evitat un pla terrorista per a detonar bombes en almenys deu avions en ple vol des del Regne Unit cap als Estats Units. Les bombes serien portades a bord ocultes en equipatge de mà.

L'operació antiterrorista es va realitzar durant uns quants mesos. Scotland Yard ha arrestat 21 persones a Londres, Birmingham i a la Vall del Tàmesi. En una roda de premsa, aquesta vesprada el ministre de l'Interior John Reid ha declarat que la policia creu que els detinguts eren els "principals actors" del complot i ha afirmat que "d'haver-se concretat [el pla] la quantitat de víctimes hauria sigut d'una dimensió sense precedents".

Per la seua banda, Paul Stephenson, Comissionat Adjunt de la Policia Metropolitana (és a dir, el "número dos" de Scotland Yard), ha dit que "estem convençuts d'haver frustrat un pla elaborat per terroristes per a causar un nombre de morts i destrucció incalculables. Dient-ho simplement, pretenia ser un assassinat massiu a una escala inimaginable".

Peter Neumann, analista del London's King's College, li va dir a l'agència Reuters que "aquest tipus d'atacs amb explosius líquids és especialment preocupant. Els avions continuen sent vulnerables i en les pròximes setmanes els terroristes estaran pensant una mica més què fer, sobre el que no tenim ni idea. Si açò haguera resultat hauria sigut, més enllà de tot dubte, el major complot terrorista al Regne Unit".

"En els últims dos mesos al Qaida va prometre que venjaria l'Iraq i l'Afganistan atacant actius aeronaútics britànics i nord-americans. Jo veig un llaç directe amb açò", va assenyalar l'expert en terrorisme Paul Beaver.

L'MI5, el servei intern de seguretat britànic, ha elevat el nivell d'amenaça a "crític", és a dir, que "s'espera un atac imminent i indica un alt nivell d'amenaça per al Regne Unit".

Com a conseqüència, s'han incrementat les mesures de seguretat en tots els aeroports britànics, ocasionant retards en els vols:

Totes les aerolínies amb vols que ixen dels aeroports del Regne Unit han dit als passatgers que no està permés portar equipatge de mà a bord de cap aeronau que partisca del país.

Només els següents objectes són permesos en la cabina, els quals han de ser portats en bosses transparents:

No es permet l'ingrés de cap fluid a bord. "Esperem que aquestes mesures, preses sota revisió pel govern, siguen necessàries només per temps limitat", resa un comunicat emés pel Departament de Transport[1].

Mentrestant, el Departament de Seguretat Interna dels Estats Units ha elevat el nivell d'amenaça terrorista en els vols des de i cap al Regne Unit provinents dels EUA, a Codi Roig (Sever), per primera vegada. Afirmen que hi ha un risc d'atac terrorista per a tots els vols entrants de Gran Bretanya als EUA.

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Terroranschlag in Großbritannien vereitelt

London (Vereinigtes Königreich), 10.08.2006 – Einer Stellungnahme des britischen Innenministers John Reids zufolge, die vom Newsservice des Metropolitan Police Service verbreitet wurde, hat die britische Polizei in Zusammenarbeit mit dem britischen Inlandsgeheimdienst MI5 mehrere Terroranschläge auf Flugzeuge vereitelt, die, wie verlautet, vermutlich von Großbritannien in Richtung der Vereinigten Staaten starten und dann in der Luft zur Explosion gebracht werden sollten.

Der Sprengstoff sollte in flüssiger Form per Handgepäck ins Flugzeug geschmuggelt werden. Die Scotland Yard sprach von einem geplanten „Massenmord unvorstellbaren Ausmaßes“. Diese Anschläge konnten laut CNN in einer großen, „monatelang“ vorbereiteten Anti-Terror-Aktion von Polizei und Geheimdiensten vereitelt werden. 25 Tatverdächtige wurden vergangene Nacht festgenommen, inzwischen sind aber vier wieder freigelassen. Die restlichen 21 Personen wurden laut Polizeiangaben hauptsächlich in London, aber auch in Thames Valley und Birmingham festgenommen. Der amerikanische Geheimdienst erklärte, bei dem versuchten Anschlag seien bis zu 50 Personen beteiligt gewesen. Laut Sky News sollten sechs Flugzeuge gesprengt werden, darunter laut CNN Flüge von United, American und Continental Airlines nach New York, Washington und Kalifornien.

Die britische Polizei sprach bei der Festnahme der Verdächtigen von einer Kooperation zwischen britischen und ausländischen Polizeiorganisationen und Geheimdiensten.

Um zwei Uhr heute früh verfügte die Arbeitsgruppe der Polizei für die Analyse terroristischer Gefahren (Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre), die Terrorwarnstufe auf die höchste Stufe zu setzen: „Critical“, was bedeutet, dass die Gefahr von Terroranschlägen akut gegeben ist. Auch wurden die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen an den Flughäfen verstärkt: Handgepäck ist bis auf weiteres – auf Anweisung der britischen Regierung – in Flügen von und nach Großbritannien nicht mehr erlaubt; auch Laptops, Handys, Brillenetuis und MP3-Player dürfen nicht mehr mit an Bord genommen werden. Selbst Babymilch und -nahrung muss vor den Augen der Sicherheitsbeamten von den Passagieren probiert werden. Grund dafür ist die Vermutung, dass die Terroristen versucht haben, Flüssigkeiten an Bord zu schmuggeln, die gemischt einen hochexplosiven Sprengstoff ergeben. Der Flughafen Heathrow wurde teilweise geschlossen. Gleichzeitig verkaufte binnen kürzester Zeit der Eurostar 2.300 Tickets.
Die britische Polizei warnte vor schweren Störungen im Flugverkehr, bat aber die Bevölkerung, ihren normalen Tagesgeschäften nachzugehen.

Das FBI hat sich ebenfalls eingeschaltet und will demnächst ein Statement abgeben.

Die Deutsche Lufthansa hatte am Morgen alle Flüge nach Großbritannien bis 14:00 Uhr ausgesetzt. Ryanair setzte rund 100 Flüge aus, darunter auch den Flug Altenburg-London-Stansted. Später gab die Lufthansa bekannt, alle Flüge aus Deutschland zum Londoner Flughafen Heathrow würden bis 20 Uhr gestrichen. 33 Flüge der Airline mit 5.000 Passagieren waren nach laut Auskunft einer Lufthansa-Sprecherin vom Nachmittag davon in Deutschland betroffen. Auch weitere europäische Flugesellschaften strichen Flüge in das Vereinigte Königreich.

Die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen an deutschen Flughäfen wurden durch das Bundesinnenministerium weiter erhöht. Was dies bedeute, wurde nicht erklärt, aber Reisende wurden dazu aufgefordert, frühzeitig bei den Sicherheitskontrollen zu erscheinen.

Die Börse reagierte auf die Nachricht von den geplanten Terroranschlägen mit Kurseinbrüchen. Vor allem British Airways und andere britische Touristikunternehmen waren davon betroffen.


Policía británica afirma haber conjurado plan terrorista

La seccional antiterrorista y el servicio de seguridad de la Policía Metropolitana de Londres han afirmado la mañana del jueves (10) haber conjurado un plan terrorista para detonar bombas en al menos diez aviones en pleno vuelo desde el Reino Unido hacia los Estados Unidos. Las bombas iban a ser llevadas a bordo ocultas en equipaje de mano.

La operación antiterrorista se realizó durante varios meses. Scotland Yard afirmó que ha arrestado a 21 personas en Londres, Birmingham y el Valle del Támesis. En una rueda de prensa la tarde del jueves (10), el ministro del Interior John Reid declaró que la policía cree que los detenidos eran los "principales actores" del complot y afirmó que "de haberse concretado [el plan] la cantidad de víctimas habría sido de una dimensión sin precedentes".

Por su parte, Paul Stephenson, Comisionado Adjunto de la Policía Metropolitana (es decir, el "número dos" de Scotland Yard), dijo que "estamos convencidos de haber frustrado un plan elaborado por terroristas para causar un número de muertes y destrucción incalculables. Dicho simplemente, pretendía ser un asesinato masivo a una escala inimaginable".

Peter Neumann, analista del London's King's College, le dijo a la agencia Reuters que "este tipo de ataques con explosivos líquidos es especialmente preocupante. Los aviones siguen siendo vulnerables y en las próximas semanas los terroristas estarán pensando en algo más que hacer sobre lo que no tenemos ninguna idea. Si esto hubiese resultado habría sido, más allá de toda duda, el mayor complot terrorista en el Reino Unido".

"En los últimos dos meses al Qaida prometió que vengaría a Iraq y Afganistán atacando activos aeronaúticos británicos y estadounidenses. Yo veo un lazo directo con esto", señaló el experto en terrorismo Paul Beaver.

El MI5, el servicio interno de seguridad británico, ha elevado el nivel de amenaza a "crítico", es decir, que "se espera un ataque inminente e indica un alto nivel de amenaza para el Reino Unido".

Como consecuencia, se han incrementado las medidas de seguridad en todos los aeropuertos británicos, ocasionando retrasos en los vuelos:

Todas las aerolíneas con vuelos que salen de los aeropuertos del Reino Unido les han dicho a los pasajeros que no está permitido llevar equipaje de mano alguno a bordo de ninguna aeronave que parta del país.

Sólo los siguientes objetos son permitidos en la cabina, los cuales deben ser llevados en bolsas transparentes:

No se permite el ingreso de fluido alguno a bordo. "Esperamos que estas medidas, tomadas bajo revisión por el gobierno, sean necesarias sólo por tiempo limitado", reza un comunicado emitido por el Departamento de Transporte[1].

Mientras tanto, el Departamento de Seguridad Interna de los Estados Unidos ha elevado el nivel de amenaza terrorista en los vuelos desde y hacia el Reino Unido provenientes de los EUA, a Código Rojo (Severo), por primera vez. Afirman que existe un riesgo de ataque terrorista para todos los vuelos entrantes de Gran Bretaña a los EUA.


Projets d'attentats déjoués au Royaume-Uni

Le Metropolitan Police Service a annoncé avoir déjoué un projet d'attentats qui consistait à faire exploser des avions en plein vol entre le Royaume-Uni et les États-Unis. Les terroristes prévoyaient d'emporter leurs bombes dans leur bagage à main.

La police a procédé à l'arrestation de 21 personnes dans le région londonienne, résultat d'une enquête de plusieurs mois.

Le MI5, a levé le niveau d'alerte national au niveau "critique", ce qui signifie que des attentats sont imminents. Le résultat de ce changement de niveau de sécurité est de nombreux retards sur les vols depuis le Royaume-Uni. Les passagers doivent transporter leurs bagages à mains uniquement dans des sacs en plastique transparents.

Les États-Unis ont également augmenté le niveau d'alerte, passant au rouge.

British Airways a annoncé que tous les passagers auront l'interdiction d'emporter des bagages à main et ceci pour tous les vols en partance depuis le Royaume-Uni. Cette annonce a été suivie par toutes les compagnies aériennes.

Seuls les objets suivants peuvent être pris en cabine, mais dans un sac transparent:


Sventati a Londra diversi attentati aerei

Questa mattina Scotland Yard ha portato a termine un'operazione che avrebbe sventato quello che è stato definito l'11 settembre inglese. Secondo gli agenti dell'anti-terrorismo, infatti, il piano era di dirottare gli aerei in partenza dalla Gran Bretagna verso gli Stati Uniti.

Il piano dei terroristi prevedeva di portare a bordo degli aeromobili dell'esplosivo liquido, che avrebbe facilmente passato i controlli, per poi farli esplodere in volo, non si sa se sulle città di partenza o di arrivo, ma in ogni caso si sarebbe avuta una carneficina. Secondo esperti USA, dietro gli attentati ci sarebbe Al Qaeda. Secondo la CNN, le autorità americane e inglesi avrebbero ipotizzato l'utilizzo del Gatorade come sostanza base per fabbricare le IED (improvised explosive devices), mentre per l'innesco i terroristi si sarebbero avvalsi di iPod e cellulari.

Sono state arrestate nella notte 21 persone, per la maggior parte musulmani britannici di origine pakistana, grazie a indagini in corso da mesi e che proseguono: ci sarebbero due ricercati ancora in libertà. I responsabili hanno detto che, se fosse stata attuata, la strage sarebbe stata su scala inimmaginabile. Gli aerei che potevano essere colpiti sarebbero stati nove.

La Gran Bretagna ha quindi deciso di alzare il livello di allarme fino a critico, questo significa che si aspettano dei nuovi attentati in imminenza. Stessa misura anche negli Stati Uniti, dove il l'allarme è sul rosso. La spiegazione dell'innalzamento del livello di guardia è data dal fatto che la minaccia più grande è stata sventata, ma non è detto che sia tutto finito, come ha riferito il segretario USA alla sicurezza interna, Michael Chertoff. Il segretario ha anche sottolineato che il complotto era ormai giunto nella fase finale di preparazione.

Londra ha anche deciso di chiudere l'aeroporto di Heathrow a tutti i voli in arrivo, mentre tutti i voli provenienti dall'Europa sono stati cancellati temporaneamente.

Intanto in tutti gli aeroporti inglesi si stanno preparando nuove misure di sicurezza, a partire dal divieto di portare alcun bagaglio a mano. Saranno ammessi solo cose strettamente necessarie, come occhiali, documenti e medicinali, e solo in appositi contenitori trasparenti.

Secondo il ministro dell'interno Giuliano Amato, l'Italia non correrebbe particolari rischi.

Sui mercati finanziari, si deve rendere nota dei pesanti ribassi in tutta Europa, trascinati dai titoli assicurativi e legati ai viaggi aerei. La British Airways crolla del 5,9%, Alitalia del 2,91%. Scende invece il prezzo del petrolio sino a 76 dollari al barile, a causa del timore che le compagnie aeree possano tagliare le scorte di carburante.


イギリスで航空機爆破未遂事件、テロ警戒度を最高レベルに引き上げ

ロンドン警視庁は10日（現地時間、UTC）までに、イギリスの首都ロンドンのヒースロー国際空港からアメリカ合衆国のボストン、ニューヨーク、ワシントン、シカゴ、ロサンゼルスへ向かう航空機計10機の爆破を計画していたとして、25人の容疑者を逮捕した。これを受けてイギリス・アメリカの両政府は、それぞれテロ警戒度を最高レベルまで引き上げた。

産経新聞によると、ロンドン警視庁は数か月前から事件を察知して捜査を始めていた。逮捕者の多くはパキスタン系イギリス人で国際テロ組織アルカイダである可能性が強い。

北日本新聞によると、容疑者の1人がユナイテッド航空の航空券を購入していたことが判明。さらに容疑者が11日に予行演習を行い、16日にテロ実行予定であったと供述した。

同じく北日本新聞によると、イギリスの中央銀行にあたるイングランド銀行は11日、財務省の指示で容疑者19人の氏名や年齢、居住地を公表した。20代が中心で、17歳の少年も含まれていた。

読売新聞が伝えたABCの報道によると、この計画では液体の爆発物の上にスポーツ飲料を入れて飲まされてもいいようにし、機内に持ち込み、使い捨てカメラのフラッシュで爆発させる予定であった。同じくCNNの報道によれば、携帯電話や音楽プレーヤーを起爆装置にする計画だったとの情報もある。

アメリカの航空会社やアメリカへ向かう航空便の機内に必要不可欠なもの(乳児用ミルク、処方箋に一致する薬物、など)以外の液体(飲料、化粧品、シャンプーなど)の持込を禁止した。また、機内に持ち込む物は透明なビニール袋に包んで機内に持ち込まなければならなくなった。その影響でヒースロー空港では短距離便の離着陸を禁止するなど、イギリスやアメリカの空港では混乱が続き、欠航や遅れが相次いだ。

日本の各国際空港でも手荷物検査が厳しくなり、お盆で海外への旅行客の出国ラッシュが始まったこともあって空港では混雑が続いた。空の便も乱れ、ヒースロー国際空港から成田国際空港への便では最大3時間遅れた。


Enorme terreuraanslagen op laatste moment voorkomen

Op 10 augustus 2006 verklaarde de Londense politie dat zij een serie geplande aanslagen op trans-Atlantische vluchten had verijdeld. De politie verklaarde dat het doel was om tien vliegtuigen op te blazen tijdens hun vlucht over de Atlantische Oceaan met behulp van inerte vloeibare explosieven, die zich hadden moeten bevinden in de handbagage van de verdachten en die tijdens de vlucht geprepareerd en tot ontploffing gebracht zouden worden.

De politie deelde mee dat haar actie het resultaat was van een maanden durend onderzoek in samenwerking met Amerikaanse en Pakistaanse veiligheidsdiensten. De BBC meldde dat de verdachten geboren zijn in Groot-Brittannië. 24 personen werden opgepakt.

Alle binnenkomende vluchten naar London Heathrow Airport die nog niet opgestegen waren, werden geannuleerd. Op alle Britse luchthavens is een verhoogde staat van beveiliging ingesteld, en geen enkele handbagage wordt nog toegelaten. Alle vloeistofcontainers, zoals die voor contactlenzen, moeten het vrachtruim in. Flesjes babymelk moeten door de ouders geproefd worden in bijzijn van luchthavenpersoneel.


Udaremniono zamachy terrorystyczne na brytyjskich lotniskach

Szef MSW Wielkiej Brytanii poinformował o udaremnieniu w nocy spisku mającego na celu przeprowadzenie serii ataków terrorystycznych polegających na strąceniu z kursu kilku samolotów. Scotland Yard zatrzymał w tej sprawie 24 osoby z okolic Londynu. W całej Wielkiej Brytanii obowiązuje stan najwyższej gotowości. Oznacza on możliwość nastąpienia zamachu terrorystycznego w każdej chwili. Prawdopodobnie ładunek miał być w postaci płynnej, co bardzo utrudnia jego wykrycie. PLL Lot odwołał rejs numer LO281, który rano miał odlecieć do Londynu. Loty do WB odwołały linie lotnicze z Francji, Grecji, Holandii, Belgi i Niemiec. Spadki na giełdach zarejestrowano w całej Europie. W USA również wprowadzono podwyższony stan gotowości terrorystycznej. Wprowadzono zakaz wnoszenia bagażu ręcznego na pokład samolotu. Prawdopodobnym sprawcą zamachów mogła być Al Kaida - organizacja terrorystyczna Osamy Bin Ladena. Pakistańskie MSZ oświadczyło: "Środki podjęte w Londynie nie byłyby możliwe bez bliskiej współpracy służb wywiadowczych obu krajów. Wywiad pakistański dostarczył kluczowe informacje, które doprowadziły do podjęcia tych środków" poinformowno również o zatrzymaniach podejrzanych w Pakistanie.


Reino Unido e EUA em alerta por causa de ameaça de atentado terrorista

As autoridades britânicas informaram nesta quinta-feira (10) que descobriram um plano de atentado terrorista  que seria levado a cabo contra companhias aéreas. De acordo com as autoridades, o atentado seria de grandes proporções, maior ou igual ao atentado de 11 de setembro nos EUA. Autoridades dos EUA e do Reino Unido estão em alerta.

O Secretário Britânico do Interior John Reid disse que o atentado terrorista causaria "a perda de civis inocentes numa escala sem precedentes".

Segundo as últimas informações divulgadas pela imprensa, 21 pessoas foram presas em Londres, Birmingham e em  Thames Valley. Casas de comércio suspeitas foram fechadas pela polícia, como por exemplo uma em  High Wycombe.

Segundo a Scotland Yard a investigação está em suas fases inicais. A primeira fase da investigação concluiu que existiu um complô cujas conseqüências seriam de grandes proporções. Buscas estão sendo feitas em Londres e em Midlands.

Duas autoridades anti-terrorismo dos EUA disseram que o alvo dos terroristas neste atentado seriam as companhias  American, Continental e United airlines. Os ataques teriam sido planejados para ocorrer ao mesmo tempo.

Segundo a FOX News, autoridades americanas revelaram que há uma grande suspeita de que este atentado terrorista tenha sido organizado por pessoas ligadas à organização árabe terrorista Al Qaeda.  De acordo com  elas,  o plano dos terroristas consistiria em levar explosivos escondidos em bagagens para dentro de aviões no Reino Unido.

A preocupação maior é em relação os vôos que partem ou saem dos Estados Unidos. Os prováveis alvos seriam os vôos para Nova Iorque, Califórnia e Washington.

A companhia aérea British Airways  cancelou  vôos domésticos e para a Europa.

As autoridades, como medida preventiva,  estão proibindo que passageiros viagem com líquidos, como loções e refrigerantes, entre outros, porque existe a suspeita de que algum líquido perigoso possa ser usado como explosivo pelos terroristas.


Police in Texas arrest man eating dead girlfriend

Christopher Lee McCuin, 25, from Tyler, Texas in the United States has been arrested after police found him possibly preparing to eat the body parts of his dead girlfriend, Jana Shearer aged 21. He was also charged with stabbing his ex-wife's boyfriend, William Veasley, 42.

According to reports, Shearer's mother was told by McCuin to "look in the garage" where she discovered the mutilated body of her daughter. She then flagged down a police officer on the road.

McCuin called 911 after the mother left the house. According to reports, he told the dispatcher that he was boiling Shearer's body parts and preparing to eat them. When police got to his home, they discovered one of Shearer's ears boiling in a pot, and an unnamed piece of her flesh on the kitchen table, with silverware placed beside it. The rest of her body had several "chunks" missing from it, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph quoting Sheriff J.B. Smith of the Smith County Sheriff's Department.

Police later found out that McCuin had stabbed his ex-wife's boyfriend, and also broke into Tyler Custom Openings, a local business, sometime on Friday or Saturday. He started by going to Shearer's home on Friday January 4 to have a discussion with her, but she was never seen alive again. Before stabbing Veasley, he beat Shearer "with a blunt object, multiple times" to death.  On Saturday morning, he arrived at his ex-wife's home and fought with Veasley, stabbing him. He is currently in critical condition at a local hospital.

McCuin then broke into the Tyler Custom Openings and then went to his mother's house where he took her to his home to show her what he had done. Although McCuin was inside the house when police arrived, he was able to escape and was chased for a short distance before being caught again.

McCuin is currently being held on a US$2,000,000 bail at Smith County jail.


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Police make significant progress in London bombings investigation

Dramatic developments today have revealed new information about last Thursday's bomb attacks on London. One person has been arrested after a series of raids in Leeds.

The four men alleged to be responsible for the bombings travelled by train from Leeds to King's Cross on Thursday morning, where they were seen on CCTV at 8.30am. Three of them, likely British citizens of Pakistani origin, came from Leeds while another joined them en route. One of the three from Yorkshire was reported missing by his family at 10pm that evening.

Three of them then boarded underground trains. The fourth alleged bomber - the man reported missing from Leeds - died onboard the bus, but there are no clear reasons for why he did not follow the same pattern as the others. It has been confirmed that at least three of the four bombers died in the blasts. Forensic evidence and items belonging to all of the men were found in the debris of the target vehicles.

Police also found a car at Luton train station, which is on the route from Leeds to King's Cross. A series of controlled explosions was carried out on the car. It is understood that one of the bombers drove equipment in the car to Luton, while the others travelled by train.

Materials used to make explosives were also found at one of the houses in Leeds.

A second car was found on the property of a recovery company in Leighton Buzzard; it had been 'routinely recovered' from Luton train station on the evening of Tuesday, July 12. Bedfordshire Police, working in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police and the British Transport Police, sealed off the area within a 50 metre radius of the vehicle. The area was re-opened at 9.30pm BST, although a police presence remained until the next day. It has not yet been revealed why the car was towed away or what was contained inside it.


Londoner Anschläge: Polizei identifiziert Täter

London (Großbritannien), 12.07.2005 – Die Londoner Polizei hat erstmals Berichte bestätigt, wonach vier Attentäter für die Anschläge auf drei U-Bahnen und einen Bus in der Londoner Innenstadt verantwortlich sein sollen. Alle seien in Großbritannien geboren und bei den Anschlägen am Donnerstag ums Leben gekommen.

In den Trümmern des detonierten Doppeldeckerbusses fanden die Ermittler auf den Resten des Sprengsatzes einen Fingerabdruck, anhand dessen die Identität eines Täters festgestellt werden konnte. Zudem wurden die Aufnahmen der Überwachungskameras am Bahnhof King's Cross ausgewertet. Auf ihnen sind die Täter bei ihrer Ankunft um 8:30 Uhr Ortszeit zu sehen. Kurze Zeit später detonierten die vier Sprengsätze. Am Verkehrsknotenpunkt King's Cross hielten alle drei betroffenen U-Bahn-Züge; auch der Bus hielt in der Nähe. Vermutlich hatten die Attentäter sich aufgeteilt.

Im Laufe der weiteren Ermittlungen wurden in der Grafschaft West Yorkshire in den Ortschaften Leeds und Luton mehrere Verdächtige festgenommen und sechs Wohnungen durchsucht. Zum Teil verschaffte sich die Polizei mit kontrollierten Sprengungen Zutritt zu den Gebäuden. Im Rahmen der großangelegten Aktion wurde die Umgebung evakuiert. Etwa 500 Anwohner mussten ihre Häuser verlassen. Eine Moschee und ein Altenheim wurden ebenfalls geräumt. In Leeds ist eine der größten muslimischen Gemeinden Großbritanniens beheimatet.

Bestätigt wurde auch, dass das Material, aus dem die Sprengsätze bestanden, aus Militärbeständen stammt. Terrorismus-Experten zeigten sich über diesen Umstand beunruhigt. Unklar ist, wie das Material in die Hände der Attentäter gelangte.

Bei den Anschlägen am Donnerstag sind nach bisherigen Angaben 52 Menschen getötet und über 700 verletzt worden.


Un sitio web brinda espacio para la voz de los londinenses luego de los atentados

Alfie Dennen, un diseñador de páginas web, publicó en su blog la primera imagen que mostraba personas atrapadas en el metro el mismo día de los atentados en Londres. En la foto, obtenida por Dennen gracias a un amigo que la capturó con un teléfono celular de última generación (3G) y se la envió, aparece un joven tapándose la boca frente a un vagón, con una gran cantidad de humo a su alrededor.

Dennen señala que en su blog hubo tantas respuestas a la imagen del interior de la estación de King’s Cross, que se le ocurrió la idea de crear otra página, en la que los ciudadanos pudieran expresar su rechazo al terrorismo, a la que llamó We're not Afraid! ("No tenemos miedo"). Desde entonces, han llegado una gran cantidad de fotografías que muestran el mismo mensaje de las formas más creativas y originales.

We're not Afraid se ha convertido en un espacio abierto para que los internautas expresen su mensaje de rechazo al terrorismo, con imágenes originales y llamativas, en todas las formas posibles.

Sólo el lunes, la página registró un millón de hits.

"Es muy inusual que los londinenses tengan miedo. Están demostrando que no van a reaccionar con miedo ante esto. Puse la página web para darle a la gente una voz en línea, para mostrar su disgusto por la tragedia y he recibido una gran respuesta. Estoy asombrado", declaró Dennen.


Police officer charged over double-death crash in Luton, UK

Police Constable Kerry Smith, 24, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving over a crash last year in Luton, UK. PC Smith was based in the town at the time and works for Bedfordshire Police.

Smith is accused in the June 4 deaths of Reda Lecheheb and Sidali Melal on Leagrave Road. Both were pedestrians.

The crash was investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The IPCC said yesterday that Smith will appear before St Albans Magistrates' Court on February 9.


Ένας αστυνομικός κατηγορείται για θάνατο 2 ατόμων κατά τη διάρκεια συγκρούσης στο Λούτον

Ο αστυφύλακας Κέρρυ Σμίθ, 24 ετών, έχει κατηγορηθεί ότι προκάλεσε τον θάνατο δύο (2) ατόμων εξαιτίας επικίνδυνης οδήγησης ένα χρόνο πριν στο Λούτον, στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο. Ο αστυφύλακας Σμίθ υπηρετούσε στην Αστυνομία του Μπέντφορντσιρ.

Ο Σμίθ κατηγορείται για τον θάνατο του Ρέντα Λεχέχεμπ και του Σιντάλι Μελάλ, τους οποίους θεωρείται πως σκότωσε στις 4 Ιουνίου στην Leagrave Road. Και οι 2 ήταν πεζοί.

Οι συνθήκες της σύγκρουσης διερευνήθηκαν  από την Ανεξάρτητη Επιτροπή Παραπόνων για Ατυχήματα (IPCC). Η επιτροπή είπε προχθές ότι ο Σμίθ θα παρουσιαστεί στο δικαστήριο του Σεντ Άλμπανς στις 9 Φεβρουαρίου.

23 Ιανουαρίου 2011


Police officer killed as car bomb explodes in Omagh, Northern Ireland

A bomb positioned below the car of a police officer in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom has exploded, killing him. The unidentified 25-year-old officer, recently employed by the Police Service of Northern Ireland after graduating from a college of police training three weeks prior, was directly involved in the incident as he sat inside the vehicle outside his residence in Omagh, County Tyrone, which occurred at a time immediately before 1600 BST (1500 UTC) today. The man, who died at this location, has now been identified as Constable Ronan Kerr.

It is currently uncertain as to whether or not any other individuals were killed or injured as a result of the incident. It is also unclear who was responsible for committing the act. It is thought that dissident republicans were responsible for the bomb blowing up today, due to numerous similar prior incidents involving them.

Gerry Adams, the current president of Sinn Féin, has stated: "I want to send my condolences to his family at this hugely traumatic time. Sinn Féin is determined that those responsible will not set back the progress of the peace and political process."

Shaun Woodward, the present Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has claimed that "[t]his evil and cowardly attack will sicken everyone across Northern Ireland. These crimes are targeted on those who protect the community. We all deeply mourn the brave young man whose life was taken by this savage crime. We all have a duty to stop those behind it from succeeding."

Over the course of the past one-and-a-half years, numerous incidents of a similar nature have taken place with Police Service of Northern Ireland employees being targeted. Despite various devices being unsuccessful in detonating, a police officer suffered an explosion in January 2010. As a consequence, both of his legs were lost. In a separate incident in May 2008, another police officer lost their legs as the result of a bomb attack. In March 2009, a group of dissident republicans were responsible for fatally shooting a policeman in Craigavon, County Armagh.

David Cameron, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, said of today's incident: "Those who carried out this wicked and cowardly crime will never succeed in dragging Northern Ireland back to a dark and bloody past. Their actions are rejected by the overwhelming majority of people right from all parts of the community." Meanwhile, Peter Robinson, the current First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive, commented that "[i]t was a young man who was bravely entering the police service, recognising that he was putting his life on the line. I have absolutely no doubt the overwhelming number of people in NI want to move on. It's only a few Neanderthal who want to go back. They will not drag us back to the past."


வட அயர்லாந்தில் வாகனக் குண்டுவெடிப்பில் காவல்துறை அதிகாரி உயிரிழப்பு

ஐக்கிய இராச்சியத்தின் வட அயர்லாந்து மாநிலத்தில் காவல்துறை அதிகாரி ஒருவரின் வாகனத்திற்குக் கீழே பொருத்தப்பட்ட குண்டு ஒன்று வெடித்ததில் அவர் அந்த இடத்திலேயே கொல்லப்பட்டார்.

25 அகவையுடைய ரோனன் கேர் என்பவர் மூன்று வாரங்களுக்கு முன்னர் வடக்கு அயர்லாந்துக் காவல்துறையில் பணியில் இணைந்தார். ஓமா என்ற இடத்தில் உள்ள அவரது வீட்டின் முன் நிறுத்தப்பட்டிருந்த அவரது வாகனத்தின் இருக்கையில் அமர்ந்த போது வாகனம் வெடித்துச் சிதறியது. நேற்று மாலை 4 மணியளவில் இச்சம்பவம் நிகழ்ந்துள்ளது.

இத்தாக்குதலை யார் நடத்தினார்கள் என இதுவரையில் அறிவிக்கப்படவில்லை ஆயினும், குடியரசுக் கட்சியில் இருந்து வெளியேறியவர்களே இத்தாக்குதலை மேற்கொண்டிருக்க வேண்டும் எனப் பரவலாக நம்பப்படுகிறது. இது போன்ற தாக்குதல்களை அவர்கள் முன்னரும் பல தடவைகள் நடத்தியுள்ளனர்.

ஐ.ஆர்.ஏ இல் அரசியல் கட்சியான சின் ஃபெயின் தலைவர் ஜெரி ஆடம்ஸ் கருத்துத் தெரிவிக்கையில், "இத்தகைய தாக்குதல்களால் வடக்கு அயர்லாந்தில் அமைதி மற்றும் அரசியல் திட்டங்களுக்குப் பின்னடைவு வராமல் இருக்க தமது கட்சி உறுதி பூண்டுள்ளது," எனத் தெரிவித்தார்.

ஐ.ஆர்.ஏ. இன் தொடர்ச்சி என்ற இயக்கம் அமைதி உடன்பாட்டை எதிர்க்கும் குடியரசுக் குழுக்களில் ஒன்றாகும். இவர்கள் பொது மக்கள் மீதும் ஆயுதப் படையினர் மீதும் தாக்குதல்களை மேற்கொண்டு வருகின்றனர்.

ஞாயிறு, ஏப்ரல் 3, 2011


Police shoot dead suspect in Copenhagen attacks

Police in Denmark have shot dead a man they believe was responsible for two gun attacks that killed two people in Copenhagen yesterday. Police had kept a property in the Nørrebro district of the city under surveillance. When the man returned to the property, they confronted him and shot him in the ensuing fire fight.

Jorgen Skov, a police investigator, said "nothing at this point suggests there were other perpetrators" than the man shot today. Yesterday, he was allegedly involved in two shooting incidents in the city.

The first shooting took place in a café at the Krudttoenden cultural center which was hosting a discussion about blasphemy and free speech, relating to the attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris. Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who organised the meeting, was subjected to death threats following publication of a number of drawings of the Prophet Muhammad. Vilks' website says the event was timed to coincide with the fatwa placed on the British novelist Salman Rushdie. The event also hosted Inna Shevchenko, an activist with the feminist protest group FEMEN.

François Zimeray, France's ambassador to Denmark, attended the event.  He told reporters: "They shot from the outside [and] had the same intention as Charlie Hebdo, only they didn't manage to get in[...] Intuitively I would say there were at least 50 gunshots, and the police here are saying 200. Bullets went through the doors and everyone threw themselves to the floor."

The second attack yesterday took place outside a synagogue in the Krystalgade area of Copenhagen. The attacker shot and killed, according to the local Jewish community, Dan Uzan, a 37-year-old Jewish man who was volunteering as a security guard outside the synagogue while a bat mitzvah service was held inside.

Following the attacks, police released a description and photo of the suspect: he was depicted wearing a black puffer jacket, carrying a black bag, wearing a maroon balaclava, aged between 25 and 30 with a black automatic weapon. The chief police inspector Torben Molgaard Jensen told reporters: "We assume that it's the same culprit behind both incidents."

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the Danish Prime Minister, said yesterday: "We feel certain now that it's a politically motivated attack, and thereby it is a terrorist attack."

Lars Vilks in a statement to Associated Press said he believed the first attack was directed at him: "What other motive could there be? It's possible it was inspired by Charlie Hebdo".

World leaders have condemned the shooting. French President François Hollande described the attacks as "deplorable" and promised the Danish "full solidarity of France in this trial". British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: "I condemn the shootings in Copenhagen. Free speech must always be protected." British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "Sickened by shooting at free speech event in Copenhagen. My thoughts are with the people of the city and country."

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the Australian government "condemns the shooting at a free speech event in Copenhagen overnight" and "[t]he thoughts of all Australians are with the people of Denmark and, in particular, the family of the victim who lost his life and the police officers injured in this brutal act of terror. As with the Charlie Hebdo atrocity in Paris, the Copenhagen attack is an affront to one of our most fundamental values — freedom of speech. We stand with the people and government of Denmark in confronting this cynical attempt to undermine that fundamental right."


Abaten el presumpte responsable dels dos tirotejos a Dinamarca

Aquesta matinada, després d'una cacera humana en què van participar "totes les forces policials del país", va ser abatut el presumpte responsable dels dos tirotejos succeïts abans d'ahir a la capital danesa. La primera ministra de Dinamarca, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, va assegurar aquest diumenge que "Com a nació, hem experimentat una sèrie d'hores que no oblidarem mai". "Hem provat el mal gust de la por i de la impotència que el terror vol crear. Però també, com a societat, ens hem respost", ha afirmat.

Per la seva banda, en conferència de premsa, Torben Molgaard Jensen, inspector en cap, va informar: "Assumim que és el mateix responsable el qual està darrere dels dos incidents i també que el sospitós abatut per la policia a l'estació de Nørreport és la persona responsable d'aquests assassinats". El primer tiroteig va esdevenir en un centre cultural, on Lars Vilks, historiador i caricaturista de Suècia, i François Zimeray, ambaixador de França a Dinamarca, participaven en un debat sobre la llibertat d'expressió. En aquest primer incident, una persona de 55 anys va perdre la vida, mentre que tres agents van resultar lleument ferits.

En el segon tiroteig, succeït en els voltants d'una sinagoga de la ciutat, una home que cuidava la porta va morir pels trets. L'agressor no va poder entrar a l'interior de l'edifici, on se celebrava un Bar mitsvà. No obstant això, va aconseguir ferir dos policies, reportats com fora de perill. La reina Margarida II va donar el seu condol i ha instat els ciutadans a "mantenir forts i guardar els valors en què Dinamarca està construïda".

D'acord a CNN México, les autoritats van registrar les imatges de càmeres de vigilància de tota la ciutat i van rastrejar els moviments del sospitós. Quan la policia va buscar parlar amb el sospitós en el departament, aquest va obrir foc. La policia va respondre a l'agressió i va matar a l'atacant. Cap oficial va resultar ferit. L'identitat de l'atacant no va ser revelada. S'ha informat que no hi ha evidència que el sospitós treballés amb altres persones, però hi ha teories que es va inspirar en els atacs terroristes a França el gener passat.


Abaten al presunto responsable de los dos tiroteos en Dinamarca

Esta madrugada, tras una cacería humana en la que participaron "todas las fuerzas policiales del país", fue abatido el presunto responsable de los dos tiroteos sucedidos el día de ayer en la capital danesa. La primera ministra de Dinamarca, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, aseguró este domingo que "Como nación, hemos experimentado una serie de horas que no vamos a olvidar nunca". "Hemos probado el mal sabor del miedo y de la impotencia que el terror quiere crear. Pero también, como sociedad, hemos respondido", aseveró.

Por su parte, en conferencia de prensa, Torben Molgaard Jensen, inspector jefe, informó: "Asumimos que es el mismo responsable el que está tras ambos incidentes y también que el sospechoso abatido por la Policía en la estación de Norreport es la persona responsable de estos asesinatos". El primer tiroteo aconteció en un centro cultural donde Lars Vilks, historiador y caricaturista de Suecia y François Zimeray, embajador de Francia en Dinamarca, participaban en un debate sobre la libertad de expresión. En este primer incidente, una persona de 55 años perdió la vida, mientras que tres agentes resultaron levemente heridos.

En el segundo tiroteo, sucedido en los alrededores de una sinagoga de la ciudad, una hombre que cuidaba la puerta falleció por los disparos. El agresor no pudo entrar al interior del edificio, en donde se celebraba un  Bat Mitzvah. No obstante, logró herir a dos policías, reportados como fuera de peligro. La reina Margarita II dio sus condolencias e instó a los ciudadanos a "mantenerse fuertes y guardar los valores en los que Dinamarca está construida".

De acuerdo a CNN México, las autoridades registraron las imágenes de cámaras de vigilancia de toda la ciudad y rastrearon los movimientos del sospechoso. Al observar al hombre salir de la escena en un vehículo abandonado y luego en un taxi, "Entrevistamos al taxista y obtuvimos la dirección donde dejó a la persona" destacó el investigador Jorgen Skov. "Hemos estado vigilando esa dirección", agregó.

Cuando la policía buscó hablar con el sospechoso en el departamento, éste abrió fuego. La policía respondió a la agresión y mató al atacante. Ningún oficial resultó herido. La identidad del atacante no fue revelada. Se ha informado que no hay evidencia de que el sospechoso trabajara con otras personas, pero hay teorías de que se inspiró en los ataques terroristas en Francia en enero pasado.


Polícia abate à tiros o responsável pelos tiroteios na Dinamarca

Agência Brasil

Agência VOA

Dinamarca • 15 de fevereiro de 2015

Esta madrugada, após uma caçada humana na qual participaram "todas as forças policiais do país", a polícia dinamarquesa anunciou que tinha abatido à tiros o autor do tiroteio perto da estação do bairro popular de Nørrebro, após outro atentado em uma sinagoga nas proximidades, responsável dos dois ataques à tiro acontecidos no dia anterior na capital dinamarquesa.

Em conferência de imprensa, Torben Molgaard Jensen, inspetor-chefe, informou:

Apesar disso, autoridades dinamarquesas mantêm o estado de alerta em Copenhague depois da morte do autor dos dois ataques ocorridos no sábado (14), em um centro cultural e em uma sinagoga, em que morreram dois civis e ficaram feridos cinco policiais. O resultado de provas técnicas, testemunhos e imagens de gravações em vídeo, apontam para a atuação da mesma pessoa, sozinha, nos dois locais.

A polícia mantém a vigilância em vários pontos da cidade. O homem de 55 anos que morreu no tiroteio de sábado no centro cultural onde ocorria um debate sobre liberdade de expressão era o cineasta dinamarquês Finn Norgaard, segundo a televisão pública DR, informação que ainda não foi confirmada oficialmente.

Finn Norgaard era também produtor e fotógrafo e tinha realizado documentários sobre vários temas, como música, a vida de presos e de um grupo de jovens imigrantes na Dinamarca. "Há várias coisas que apontam para que assim tenha sucedido e nada indica que tenha havido colaboradores, embora seja uma possibilidade que devemos investigar mais detalhadamente", disse hoje (15) o inspetor Jorgen Skov, em coletiva de imprensa, explicando a conclusão apresentada pela polícia sobre o suposto autor dos ataques.

As autoridades mantêm-se em alerta e tentam chegar aos motivos dos ataques, embora os locais escolhidos e a presença no centro cultural do artista sueco Lars Vilks, ameaçado por grupos islâmicos, apontem para uma razão fundamentalista para os atos. "Não conhecemos as motivações do suposto autor, mas sabemos que há forças que desejam mal a países como a Dinamarca. Querem subjugar a nossa liberdade de expressão", disse a primeira-ministra da Dinamarca, Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

O primeiro tiroteio aconteceu em Copenhague à tarde, no centro cultural, em que se realizava um debate sobre a liberdade de expressão, onde estava convidado Lars Vilks (artista, historiador e caricaturista da Suécia) e François Zimeray, embaixador da França em Dinamarca. Lars Vilks vive desde 2007 sob proteção policial devido às ameaças de grupos islâmicos depois de desenhar Maomé como um cão. Neste primeiro incidente, uma pessoa de 55 anos perdeu a vida, enquanto que três agentes ficaram levemente feridos.

O segundo tiroteio aconteceu nos arredores de una sinagoga da mesma cidade, no centro, onde se celebrava uma cerimônia Bat Mitzvah (similar à comunhão no cristianismo). Neste segundo incidente, conseguiu matar um jovem que cuidava a porta do templo e atingir dois policiais que faziam segurança, reportados como fora de perigo, mas o agressor não conseguiu entrar ao interior do edifício e fugiu do local.

De acordo a CNN México, as autoridades registraram as imagens de câmeras de vigilância de toda a cidade e rastrearam os movimentos do suspeito. Ao observar o homem sair da cena em um veículo abandonado e logo em um táxi, "Entrevistamos o taxista e obtivemos o endereço onde deixou à pessoa" destacou o investigador Jorgen Skov. "Temos estado vigilando esse endereço", agregou.

Quando a polícia buscou falar com o suspeito no departamento, este abriu fogo. A polícia respondeu à agressão e matou o atacante. Nenhum oficial ficou ferido. A identidade do atacante não foi revelada. Havia sido informado que não há evidência de que o suspeito trabalhara com outras pessoas, porém há teorias de que se inspirou nos ataques terroristas na França em janeiro passado.

A rainha Margarita II (ou Margareth II) deu suas condolências e pediu aos cidadãos a "manter-se fortes e guardar os valores nos que Dinamarca está construída".

A primeira-ministra da Dinamarca, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, afirmou este domingo que "Como nação, temos experimentado uma serie de horas que não vamos a esquecer nunca". "Temos provado o mal sabor do medo e da impotência que o terror quer criar. Porém também, como sociedade, temos respondido", afirmou. Helle Schmidht disse que a comunidade judaica faz parte da Dinamarca e as autoridades tudo farão para a proteger.

Após a desordem causada pelo assassino, o primeiro-ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu abordou a confissão judaica Europeia para convidar ao Oriente Médio. Netanyahu apelou aos judeus na Europa para emigrarem para Israel tal como tinha feito aquando do ataque contra um supermercado judeu em Paris no mês passado:

Na sequência destes acontecimentos, duas manifestações de solidariedade em frente a embaixada da Dinamarca são organizadas às 18 horas em Paris, no domingo e segunda-feira.


Стрельба в Копенгагене

Полиция Копенгагена сообщила об убийстве мужчины, который подозревался в двух нападениях, унесших жизни двух человек в датской столице в субботу, 14 февраля 2015 года.
Злоумышленник был застрелен после того, как открыл огонь по полицейским в копенгагенском районе Нёрребро.

Полицейские сообщили, что наблюдали за домом в районе Нёрребро, ожидая возвращения проживавшего в нём мужчины, подозревая в нём нападвшего.
Когда тот прибыл, он заметил стражей порядка, выхватил оружие и начал стрелять.
Ответными выстрелами он был убит.

Накануне один человек погиб и трое других полицейских, получили ранения в результате стрельбы в Копенгагене.

Вначале неизвестные открыли огонь во время дебатов о свободе самовыражения, проходивших в копенгагенском кафе со шведским художником Ларсом Вилксом, который неоднократно получал угрозы в свой адрес за скандальные изображения пророка Мухаммеда.
Художник остался невредим, так же как присутствоваший на мероприятии посол Франции Франсуа Зимерай (фр. François Zimeray).

Как рассказал очевидец Деннис Михофф-Бринк, «люди пытались добежать до дверей, выбраться из зала, прятались за столами и стульями и между ними, некоторые выбегали на улицу».

Одна из организаторов мероприятия Хелле Мерете Брик рассказала Reuters по телефону:

Посол Франции в Дании Франсуа Зимерэ написал в Твиттере, что он «в комнате и все ещё жив»:

Начальник полиции Хенрик Бландебьерг в интервью местному телеканалу первоначально предположил, что атаковавших было двое.

В полиции сообщили, что нападавшим удалось скрыться в чёрном автомобиле «Фольксваген Поло», который вскоре бросил неподалекуя.
Полиция тщательно обследовала местность в поисках улик.

Следом в главной синагоге датской столицы на улице Кристаллгейде, находящейся примерно в 5 км от места первого нападения, где в тот момент проходила церемония конфирмации, был убит выстрелом в голову 55-летний охранник-еврей и ещё двое полицейских ранены в руку и в ногу.
Нападавший сбежал и в этот раз.

В настоящее время датская полиция считает, что оба преступления совершил один и тот же человек, действовавший в одиночку, однако преступления до сих пор расследуются.

Как заявил представитель полиции Аллан Уодуорт-Хансен, первое нападение, вероятнее всего, было совершено из террористических побуждений «и второе тоже имеет смысл расследовать исходя из той же версии».

Этнический состав района Нёрребро, в котором проживал подозреваемый, представляет собой мульти-культурное общество, с превалирующими арабской, турецкой, пакистанской, боснийской, сомалийской и албанской общинами.

В Дании полиция и службы безопасности переведены в режим повышенной боевой готовности.

Полиция Швеции и Германии проводит проверку всех лиц пересекающих границу с Данией.

В 2007 году карикатура Вилкса, где Мухаммед изображен с телом собаки, стала причиной угроз со стороны исламистов. С тех пор карикатуриста везде сопровождает охрана; с 2010 года Вилкса охраняет шведская полиция.

На мероприятии, посвященном проблемам исламизма и свободы слова и проходившем в субботу в одном из конференц-залов столицы Дании, также присутствовал и посол Франции в Дании. Ни художник, ни дипломат не пострадали.

15 февраля 2015 года


Данска: Нападач вероватно инспирисан џихадистичким групама

15. фебруар 2015.Копенхаген/ Европска унија (Beta-AP) - Осумњичени за два напада у Копенхагену, који је у недељу убијен у размени ватре са полицијом, највероватније је био инспирисан идеологијом џихадистичких група, као што је Исламска држава, саопштено је у недељу у главном граду Данске.

Полиција није открила идентитет осумњиченог, али је навела да први резултати истраге показују да је он био инспирисан идеологијом џихадистичких група, и да се верује да је желео да имитира јануарске терористичке нападе у Паризу.

Ипак, за сада нема доказа да је осумњичени путовао у Ирак или Сирију, навео је припадник обавештајне служби Јенс Мадсен.

Мета првог напада у суботу у Копенхагену био је кафе Културног центра „Крудтонден“, где је у току била трибина о религији и слободи говора. Тада је убијена једна особа, а три полицајца су рањена.

Скуп је организовао шведски уметник Ларс Вилкс, коме су у више наврата упућене претње, пошто је 2007. године нацртао карикатуре пророка Мухамеда. Он је јуче био на скупу у кафеу, али није рањен. Када борави у Данској, Вилкс има полицијску пратњу.

У другом нападу, испред синагоге у центру Копенхагена, ватреним оружјем је убијен један Јеврејин, који је обезбеђивао прославу у синагоги, а два полицајца лакше су рањена.


Police shoot man dead after 'terrorist-related' knife attack in London

On Sunday in London, England, according to witness accounts and authorities, a man wearing a fake suicide vest entered a store, grabbed a large knife, ran outside with it and began to stab people. Reportedly he injured a man and two women on Streatham High Road, London. Armed plainclothes officers, already surveilling him for counter-terrorism purposes, chased him on foot. The officers eventually shot him dead, reportedly outside a Boots store, at around 14:00 local time in what the police declared a "terrorist-related" attack.

An eyewitness described for news agency PA Media how the attack unfolded, stating, "I was crossing the road when I saw a man with a machete and silver canisters on his chest being chased by what I assume was an undercover police officer [...] The man was then shot. I think I heard three gunshots but I can't quite remember."

Two women and a man were injured, according to the reports. The man was briefly listed in critical condition. A woman had minor injuries reportedly from glass shattering after police discharged their firearms, and the remaining woman was in "not life-threatening" condition.

The attacker, identified as Sudesh Amman, 20, was placed under police surveillance after being released from prison a week ago. He was imprisoned in 2018 when he was 18 and served half his sentence for 13 separate terror offenses. Amman, who was described as "knife-obsessed" by the police, sent his girlfriend videos of beheadings and extremist text messages, and advised her to kill her "kuffar" (non-Muslim) parents. He told her on one occasion: "If you can't make a bomb because family, friends or spies are watching or suspecting you, take a knife, molotov, sound bombs or a car at night and attack the tourists (crusaders), police and soldiers of taghut [idolatry], or western embassies in every country you are in this planet."

Alexis Boon, the head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command, said about Amman: "His fascination with dying in the name of terrorism was clear in a notepad we recovered from his home. Amman had scrawled his 'life goals' in the notepad and top of the list, above family activities, was dying a martyr and going to 'Jannah' — the afterlife. It's not clear how Amman became radicalised but it is apparent from his messages that it had been at least a year in development. Whatever the circumstances, this case is a reminder of the need to be vigilant to signs of radicalisation and report it."

Police also recovered a bomb-making guidebook in his position and, on investigation in his family home in London, a black flag and an air gun.

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, thanked "the police, security and emergency services staff for their swift and courageous response".

"Terrorists seek to divide us and to destroy our way of life," said Khan, "here in London we will never let them succeed."

The prime minister, Boris Johnson, tweeted: "Thank you to all emergency services responding to the incident in Streatham, which the police have now declared as terrorism-related. My thoughts are with the injured and all those affected."


Luuj deneergestaoken in Zuud-Lónje

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MOFERT  - 4 fibberwarie 2020 - In 'n winkelstraot in Streatham, 'n wiek in 't zuje van Lónje, haet sónjissmiddis róndj 14:00 oere 'nen twintjigjäörige manskaerel twieë luuj deneergestaoke mit e kapmets. De slachoffers zeen e fietsjendj vrouwmis die inne rögk gestaoken is woren en 'ne veurbiegenger dae inne boek gestaoken is wore. d'n Däöjer woort hierop dore pliesse deneergesjaote veur 'n appetieëk, worop t'r flót stórf ane verwunjinge.

De Lónje pliessen höbbe gezag det 't is veurgevallen oet terroristische motieve. d'n Däöjer woort op 22 jannewarie vriegelaoten oet 't gevank, naodet t'r de hèlf van 'n gevangsstraof van drie jaor haw oetgezaete. Hae waas veroeardeildj woren óm terräöraktiviteiten en 't verspreie van extremistisch matterjaal. De pliesse kósten 'm flót deneerhaole doordet t'r nag ónger toezich stóng vanne euverheid, went me haw sjrump det t'r nannen aanslaag zów plieëge.

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Man steekt mensen neer in Streatham

In een winkelstraat in Streatham, een wijk in het zuiden van Londen, heeft zondagmiddag omstreeks 14:00 een 20-jarige man met een machete twee mensen neergestoken. De slachtoffers zijn een fietsende vrouw die in haar rug werd gestoken, en een voorbijganger die in zijn buik werd gestoken. De dader werd hierna door de politie neergeschoten voor een apotheek, waarna hij overleed  aan zijn verwondingen.

De Londense politie zegt uit te gaan van terrorisme. De dader was op 22 januari vrijgelaten uit de gevangenis, na de helft van een gevangenisstraf van drie jaar te hebben uitgezeten. Hij was veroordeeld wegens terroristische activiteiten en het verspreiden van extremistisch materiaal. Hij stond nog onder toezicht van de autoriteiten, omdat reeds de vrees bestond dat hij een aanslag zou plegen. Dit verklaart waarom de politie hem snel kon uitschakelen.

De Britse premier Boris Johnson had het in een reactie over "plannen voor verdere fundamentele veranderingen in de manier wordt omgegaan met personen die zijn veroordeeld wegens terroristische misdrijven".


Police station attacked by car bomb in Basque Country, two officers injured

A police station of the Spanish Guardia Civil was attacked today Friday by a car bomb in the Basque city of Durango, injuring two policemen. It is believed to be the first serious attack of the separatist group ETA since it unilaterally ended a cease-fire in June. The blast caused serious damage to the police barracks in Durango, shattering windows and damaging police cars parked outside. Several nearby apartment buildings were also damaged. Police sources believe the bomb, estimated to contain between 80 and 100 kilograms of explosives, was detonated remotely by one of the two attackers who fled in another vehicle. Another car exploded about one hour later in the town of Amorebieta, possibly the one used by the activists to flee.

ETA detonated two small explosive devices on July 25 along the route that the Tour of France used when the race dipped into northern Spain for a few hours.

ETA called the cease-fire in March 2006, but grew frustrated with a lack of government concessions in ensuing peace talks, and set off a huge bomb in a parking area at Madrid's airport on December 30, killing two people. It insisted then that the truce was still in effect, but finally declared it formally over in June, and Spanish security forces have been on alert ever since.


Anschlag auf Polizeiwache im Baskenland

Durango (Spanien), 25.08.2007 – Bei der Explosion einer Autobombe vor einer Polizeiinspektion in der baskischen Stadt Durango sind am Freitag gegen 3.30 Uhr zwei Polizisten verletzt worden. Die Angehörigen der Guardia Civil wurden von geborstenem Glas getroffen. Der Sprengsatz war nach Angaben der Behörden in einem Lieferwagen deponiert. Das Gebäude wurde schwer beschädigt.

Ein zweites Auto sei etwa eine Stunde später in Amorebieta in die Luft gegangen. Die Attentäter hatten es möglicherweise als Fluchtwagen verwendet. Das ist der erste Bombenanschlag in Spanien seit dem Attentat auf den Flughafen Madrid im Dezember 2006. Die baskische Untergrundorganisation ETA hatte am 5. Juni 2007 einen 15 Monate andauernden Waffenstillstand für beendet erklärt.


ETA reaparece en un atentado en Durango

24 de agosto de 2007Durango, España —

Una furgoneta bomba del grupo vasco ETA frente a un cuartel de la Guardia Civil luego de tres meses finalizada la tregua con el gobierno español.

El ataque se perpetró por la madrugada (hora local) en Durango, País Vasco. Joan Mezquida, director de la Guardia Civil, declaró que la furgoneta, una Citröen C-15 robada en Munguía (País Vasco) llevaba cerca de 100 kg de explosivos.

Dos agentes fueron heridos aunque ya fueron dados de alta, aunque la explosión dañó edificios cercanos.

"Todo apunta a que ha sido ETA", declaró la guardia civil. Sin embargo, ETA no se atribuyó el ataque aún y jamás anunció una inminencia del mismo. Los dos miembros del grupo separatista habrían escapado luego de perpetrado el ataque.

Mezquida declaró que el Seat Ibiza donde se escaparon los dos terroristas tenía una matrícula portuguesa, por lo que estima que ETA tiene infraestructura tanto en Vizcaya como en Portugal.

"[Se] podría confirmar la hipótesis con la que se ha venido trabajando, de la posibilidad de que ETA pudiera tener algún tipo de infraestructura en Portugal", declaró Mezquida.

Este coche fue, sin embargo, detonado en Amorebieta unos 50 minutos después al atentado. El incendio del mismo podría haber sido causa de explosivos que colocaron sus ocupantes, pero "tuvo la intención de destruir pruebas", y no de causar otro atentado.

Sin embargo, el Jefe de la Policía Judicial de Portugal, Alipio Ribeiro, declaró que no cree que ETA tenga una infraestructura permanente en el país, aunque aseguró que cooperaría con las investigaciones pertinentes.

La policía francesa, a su vez, declaró que ha hallado un piso en el departamento de Loire que presuntamente está vinculado a ETA. La policía encontró varios químicos para hacer explosivos en el lugar.

Al menos 3 personas están vinculadas a la vivienda, que se estima son miembros de ETA.


Police stop LGBT march in Istanbul for third consecutive year

On Sunday, police stopped Istanbul Pride, a yearly LGBT march in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul. Police officials reportedly used rubber and plastic bullets and sprayed tear gas to prevent the participants from parading, after the Istanbul Governor's office ordered them on Saturday not to conduct the march, asserting security reasons. This marks the third consecutive year activists were banned from holding the rally.

The statement released by the governor's office read, "no application that suits the methods was made to our governor's office", though the organisers of the march disagreed. Homosexuality has been legal in Turkey for almost a century, but the governor's office reported "serious reactions against the march." Activists found checkpoints and a large number of police near Istiklal Avenue.

The pride organisers reported 41 were arrested by the police. Far-right Alperen Hearths was amongst nationalist groups calling for prohibiting the parade. Last week, on June 19, Kürşat Mican of Alperen said, "We will not allow them to walk. Wherever they march, we'll also go. We will close down that street and they will not be able to go there. If we want, our numbers can reach 200,000".

In a statement by the organisers of the rally, on Sunday, they said, "Our security will be provided by recognising us in the constitution, by securing justice, by equality and freedom". Turkish legislators have yet to enact laws shielding the LGBT community from hate speech and ensuring civil rights. In 2010, Selma Aliye Kavaf, then-Minister of Women and Family Affairs said, "I believe homosexuality is a biological disorder and this disease needs treatment." ((tr))Turkish language: Ben eşcinselliğin biyolojik bir bozukluk, bir hastalık olduğuna inanıyorum. Tedavi edilmesi gereken bir şey bence. After the unsuccessful attempt to conduct the parade, organisers released a statement on Sunday, saying, "We are not scared, we are here, we will not change[...] You are scared, you will change and you will get used to it."

Istanbul Pride was first organised in 2003, attracting by varying reports from tens of thousands to possibly a hundred thousand people in 2014. That was the last actual march before it was blocked three times in the last three years. Last year, the organisers were not granted permission for Istanbul Pride after Istanbul faced militant attacks. The 2015 march was stopped as it was about to start, and police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protesters.


Policía detiene marcha del orgullo gay en Estambul por tercer año consecutivo

28 de junio de 2017Estambul, Turquía —

El pasado domingo, la policía detuvo la marcha del orgullo gay de Estambul, una marcha del colectivo LGBT que es llevada a cabo cada año en la ciudad más grande del país. De acuerdo a los informes, los policiales utilizaron balas de goma y de plástico, y rociaron gases lacrimógenos para evitar que los participantes desfilaran, luego de que la oficina de gobierno de la ciudad les ordenara el sábado no hacer la marcha, alegando razones de seguridad. Con esto, 2017 se convirtió en el tercer año consecutivo en que los activistas no pudieron realizar su manifestación.

En el comunicado que entregó la administración de la ciudad, se leía que "no fue hecha una solicitud que se ajustara a los métodos de nuestra oficina del gobernador", aunque los organizadores de la marcha discreparon. Si bien la homosexualidad ha sido legal en Turquía por casi un siglo, la oficina del gobernador reportó "graves reacciones en contra de la marcha", y los activistas se toparon con controles policiales y numerosos uniformados cerca a la avenida de İstiklal, en la parte europea de la ciudad.

La organización del día del orgullo gay reportó que se dieron 41 arrestos por parte de la policía, y el ultraderechista Alperen Ocakları se encontraba entre los grupos nacionalistas que hicieron un llamado a la prohibición de la marcha. El 19 de junio pasado, Kürşat Mican de Alperen afirmó que "no les permitiremos caminar. Dondequiera que marchen, también iremos nosotros. Cerraremos esa calle y no podrán ir allí. Si lo deseamos, nuestros números pueden alcanzar 200 000".

Entre las declaraciones del pasado domingo por parte de los organizadores, dijeron que "nuestra seguridad estará proveída por nuestro reconocimiento en la constitución, por nuestra garantía de justicia, por la igualdad y libertad". Los legisladores turcos todavía no han promulgado leyes protegiendo al colectivo LGBT de discursos de odio ni asegurándoles derechos civiles. En 2010, Selma Aliye Kavaf, entonces ministra de la mujer y asuntos familiares, aseveró que "creo que la homosexualidad es un desorden biológico y esta enfermedad necesita tratamiento". Tras el infructuoso intento de realizar la marcha del domingo, los organizadores lanzaron un comunicado diciendo que "no estamos asustados, estamos aquí, no cambiaremos (...) Ustedes están asustados, cambiarán y se acostumbrarán".

El İstanbul Onur Yürüyüşü, nombre local de la marcha del orgullo gay, fue organizado por primera vez en 2003, atrayendo según los reportes, entre decenas de miles y cien mil personas en 2014, año en que se celebró el último desfile y se toparía con una serie de bloqueos en los tres años siguientes. El año pasado, a los organizadores no se les brindó permiso para hacer la marcha tras los ataques militares que enfrentó Estambul, y en 2015 la marcha fue detenida cuando iba a comenzar, y la policía empleó chorros de agua y gas lacrimógeno para dispersar a los manifestantes.


Police warn new drone owners to obey law after disruption at UK's Gatwick Airport

Police on Tuesday warned new owners of drones to obey the law after Gatwick Airport, the second-largest airport in Britain, faced days of closure on account of drone sightings. About 150,000 travellers have had their plans affected. Two suspects were arrested but later released without charge.

Airport authorities closed the facility's single runway on December 19.  The airport briefly reopened two days later, on Friday, but was shut down again after renewed drone activity.  In total the airport, which serves London, was not able to operate normally for about 36 hours.

Over the three days, people reported seeing drones fly over the airport 67 times but, according to Sussex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Tingley as of Monday, there was no video of any drone activity and "always a possibility that there may not have been any genuine drone activity in the first place", though the police generally referred to the sightings as credible and were examining a downed drone found not far from the airport.

"Before anyone uses a drone it is vital that they make themselves aware of their responsibilities and the rules to make sure these devices are operated in a safe and responsible way" said Deputy Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, a national lead on drone policing. The law on drone misuse was tightened in July and presently provides for fines and up to five years in prison. She continued "Police officers will use all available powers to investigate reports of drones being misused and seek the appropriate penalty".

The law prevents drone use above 400ft and within a kilometre of airports. UK rules planned for late next year mandate registration of any drone above 250g (about 9oz) and the taking of an online safety exam before piloting them.

Airport authorities grounded all planes in the airport, and diverted the planes meant to arrive at Gatwick to other airports in England or even other countries, such as London Heathrow, Luton, Birmingham, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Manchester, Dublin in Ireland, Glasgow in Scotland, and Paris in France.

Gatwick Airport authorities instructed travellers to check how their flights had been affected before coming to the airport. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said since this is an "extraordinary circumstance", travellers may not be owed money by the airline they were travelling with.

The British army was called in during the incident. Police said there was no reason to think the incident was terrorism, but was probably a deliberate attempt to disrupt the airport.

Couple Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk were arrested on Friday and named in several newspapers, before being cleared by police and released without charge. They said on Monday they feel "completely violated" by the incident and its press coverage. In light of a landmark legal ruling earlier this year, libel lawyer Mark Stephens of media law specialists Howard Kennedy said they were likely in line for a payout of £75,000 to £125,000 if they chose to take any publishers to court.

Hacked Off, a campaign group seeking media reform, was also critical of the media outlets that named the couple. Trevor Kavanagh, former politics editor at The Sun, defended that paper's decision to release their names, on the basis press attention had hastened the police's identification of a "cast-iron, watertight alibi" proving their innocence. TV personality Piers Morgan apologised for claiming Gait and Kirk were "terrorists".

Planes can sustain significant damage from collisions with drones. The Guardian recently outlined a few possible ways to stop drones from entering restricted areas, such as blocking the radio signals. This was used in English prisons in an attempt to stop drugs from being smuggled in via drones. However, in an airport, this could also stop important signals getting through. Training eagles to take down drones has also been attempted by the Dutch police. Another possible method is firing nets at the drones.

According to The Guardian, most drones can fly for roughly half an hour. The drone sightings at Gatwick continued for hours. The Guardian speculated there might have been multiple drones involved or an operator changing out the battery packs to allow the drone or drones to relaunch quickly. However, the packs take time to recharge, so it would take a large number of packs and effort to operate drones for so long, constantly.

According to The Guardian, despite this short flying time, most drones' range is mainly limited by signal strength. Some drones are able to fly up to five miles away from the controller. With a big enough budget, drone range is nearly unlimited.

Gatwick airport's CEO said that he is sorry about the disruption, but must keep the travellers' safety as the most important thing. He claimed he was working with the police and government to resolve this problem. He said the incident highlighted a weak area in British aviation and drones should not be able to do this much damage.

Prime Minister Theresa May said she "feels for all those passengers" affected. Britain's transport secretary said that this was an "entirely new kind of threat".

Gatwick Airport offered a £50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the ongoing investigation. Crimestoppers chair Lord Ashcroft added another £10,000 to the sum.

Drone incidents are increasing in the UK, with the CAA reporting for the year until December 4, 120 incursions of drones into airspace close to other aircraft. This represents a roughly 30% increase from the previous year. 2014, by contrast, had less than ten such occasions. According to Farming UK on Monday, in an incident earlier this year a Tornado jet belonging to the Royal Air Force came within 22m (about 70ft) of an agricultural drone whilst flying at low altitude at over 500mph. The drone was at a 100m (about 330ft) altitude and the incident came to CAA attention after being reported by the farmer.

Also reported earlier this month, in August a Boeing 737 approaching Stansted Airport, which also serves London, came within 15m (about 50ft) of hitting a drone at a 10,000ft altitude. Gatwick, meanwhile, is not the only English airport to face disruption over the Christmas travel period. On Sunday Birmingham Airport closed for two hours due to malfunctioning air traffic control equipment.


Gatwickin lentokenttä kaaoksessa

Drone-lennokit ovat aiheuttaneet ongelmia lentokoneille Gatwickin lentokentällä Lontoossa. Koneet eivät pysty nousemaan ilmaan dronejen takia, sillä ne voisivat osua muun muassa lentokoneiden moottoreihin, joka olisi uhka matkustajille. Poliisi on sanonut, että teot on tehty tahallaan, mutta siihen ei liity terrorismia. Kaikki lennot on jouduttu perumaan dronejen takia. Ensimmäinen ilmoitus droneista tuli keskiviikkona, mutta torstaina niitä alkoi näkyä yhä enemmän. Lentokenttä on Britannian toiseksi suurin. Tietojen mukaan, kun lentokenttää yritetään avata droneja ilmestyy uudelleen. Euroopan lentoliikennettä valvovan Eurocontrolin, mukaan lentokenttä on suljettuna ainakin perjantai aamuun saakka. Lentokentän edustajan Chris Woodroofen mukaan droneja ei voi ampua alas, koska harhaluodit voisivat olla vaaraksi sivullisille. Suomesta ainoa lentoyhtiö, joka lentää Gatwickin lentokentälle on Norwegian.


Vliegverkeer Gatwick sinds woensdag ernstig ontregeld door drones

Op de Londense luchthaven Gatwick lag het vliegverkeer de afgelopen dagen het grootste deel van de tijd plat vanwege drones nabij het vliegveld, die vermoedelijk doelbewust werden aangestuurd om het luchtverkeer te ontregelen. De eerste drones werden dinsdagavond gesignaleerd, waarna het vliegverkeer ruim anderhalve dag volledig stillag.  Meer dan 120.00 passagiers kwamen sinds woensdag vast te zitten op het vliegveld. Tientallen vluchten moesten worden omgeleid naar andere Britse luchthavens en vliegtuigen die vanaf Gatwick zouden vertrekken bleven aan de grond.

Op vrijdagochtend kwam het luchtverkeer van en naar Gatwick na anderhalve dag te hebben stilgelegen weer langzaam op gang. Vrijdagavond werd het echter opnieuw ca. anderhalf uur stilgelegd, nadat er weer een melding binnenkwam dat er een drone zou zijn gesignaleerd. Het luchtverkeer werd weer hervat nadat er "militaire maatregelen" waren genomen. Mogelijk zijn de drones uit de lucht geschoten.

Men is er nog steeds niet achter wie de drones aanstuurt. Gisteravond heeft de politie in de buurt van de luchthaven een man en een vrouw aangehouden op verdenking van betrokkenheid.


Police warn Sydneysiders to stay away from Eastern beaches

New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney has warned people to stay away from Cronulla, the Eastern suburbs beaches, Central Coast beaches, Wollongong and Newcastle this weekend, as more violence is expected. Police will be using new powers to set up roadblocks, implement alcohol bans, and search vehicles. There will be 1,500 extra police patrolling on Saturday, and 2,000 on Sunday.

"Our latest intelligence tells us that large numbers of people are planning to go to these areas on Sunday to cause riotous behaviour. In the interests of public safety it is my duty to warn the public that these areas have been identified as targets."

"Anyone who wants to travel to these identified areas is very likely to get caught up in long traffic delays and may well have their car searched by police if they want to enter these areas", Commissioner Moroney said. "Any unnecessary travel is almost certainly going to cause traffic gridlock and make it a much harder job for police."

There have been six days of violence in Sydney after riots in Cronulla on Sunday, sparked by an assault on a lifesaver the previous weekend. The police operation, dubbed Operation Seta, has been attempting to manage the problems. The number of police assigned to Operation Seta has gradually increased throughout the week, from a couple of hundred on Monday night, to the 2,000 expected this Sunday.


La policía advierte sobre nuevas manifestaciones en las playas de Sydney para el próximo fin de semana

El comisionado del servicio de policía de Nueva Gales del Sur Ken Moroney aconsejó a la población mantenerse alejada de las playas de Cronulla, cerca de los suburbios al este, las playas de la costa central, Wollongong y Newcastle en Sídney el próximo fin de semana, dado que nuevos brotes de violencia podrían ocurrir. La policía utilizará las nuevas atribuciones que se le han otorgado para rodear cuadras, implantar la prohibición de bebidas alcohólicas y revisar vehículos. Habrá cerca de 1.500 vehículos adicionales de la policía patrullando el sábado y 2.000 el domingo.

Según el comisionado: "Nuestras fuentes nos indican que grandes grupos de manifestantes intentarán presentarse en esas áreas el sábado para causar disturbios. Por seguridad pública, mi deber es advertir que estas áreas son los objetivos del fin de semana de los manifestantes. Si alguien debe cruzar esas zonas encontrará seguramente el tráfico congestionado y es posible que su vehículo sea revisado por la policía antes de acceder a estas áreas. Cualquier viaje no indispensable aumentará los embotellamientos y dificultará el trabajo de la policía".

Durante los últimos seis días, han ocurrido manifestaciones violentas en Sydney originadas por el ataque a un salvavidas el fin de semana anterior. El operativo policial llamado Operación Seta ha intentado manejar esta situación. El número de oficiales asignados a ella ha aumentado gradualmente durante la semana, desde unos cientos el lunes a más de 2.000 para el próximo domingo.


Policeman killed in football-related violence in Italy

In Catania, Italy, a police officer has died as a consequence of football violence. In the hospital 40-year-old Filippo Raciti succumbed to his injuries. A small explosive device had struck him in the face. Several hooligans have been arrested but no suspect has been arrested for the death of Raciti yet.

Clashes erupted after the Serie A Sicilian derby between Catania and Palermo. The match, which started earlier because of public safety concerns, had already been interrupted once, after 58 minutes. After a controversial goal from Caracciolo (which may or may not have been offside), fans started rioting and tear gas drifted onto the field. "We had to go back to the changing rooms because we couldn't breathe. If we cannot get into our heads that football is a sport we cannot live in the world of football." said Palermo coach Francesco Guidolin reacted.

After 40 minutes the players were able to resume the match, which Palermo won 2-1. Di Michele used his hand to score the winning goal, which the referee didn't notice. After the game was over, aggression continued outside the football stadium, with dozens of injured taken to the hospital.

In response to the ongoing football violence in Italy and after this particular incident, Italian Football Federation commissioner Luca Pancalli suspended all professional, amateur and national team matches. He had warned about such a measure earlier last Sunday after riots in several cities. Catania chairman and owner Antonino Pulvirenti stated his intention to leave the football world. In a reaction to the events, Maurizio Zamparini, chairman of the Palerma football team, called for stricter football laws, such as in the United Kingdom. Italian prime minister Romano Prodi stated: "...we need a strong and clear signal to avoid the degeneration of this sport which we are seeing more dramatically and more often."

The day after the events, graffiti appeared in the headquarters of local newspaper Il Tirreno in Livorno and in the city of Piacenza, hailing the events as revenge for the death in 2001 of anti-globalization activist Carlo Giuliani. Giuliani was killed during demonstrations against a Group of Eight summit in 2001.


Un policier tué lors de violences après une rencontre de football en Italie

Un policier a été tué durant une échauffourée entre supporteurs de football et la police Catania, en Italie. Les affrontements ont eu lieu pendant et après une rencontre de Série A entre les clubs de Catania et de Palerme, aussi connue comme le derby sicilien. Un officier de police, Filippo Raciti, 38 ans, a été tué durant les combats, après avoir été touché au visage par un explosif.

Les événements de Catania ont conduit le commissaire de la Fédération d'Italie de football, Luca Pancalli, à annuler toutes les manifestations liées au football dans le pays entier, incluant toutes les rencontres des ligues professionnelles et d'amateurs, ainsi que les rencontres de l'équipe nationale. Dans la foulée, le président et propriétaire de Catania, Antonino Pulvirenti, a annoncé son intention de quitter le monde du football, indiquant qu'il n'était pas possible de continuer à « faire du football » dans la ville de Catania. Le monde du football dans son ensemble a fortement condamné ces événements, montrant un soutien totale à la décision de Pancalli d'arrêter toutes les activités du football en Italie, et suggéré une solution à l'anglaise afin d'éradiquer le hooliganisme dans le pays.

Le lendemain des faits, des graffiti ont été vus sur les murs du siège du journal local Il Tirreno à Livourne, indiquant que ces événements était une revanche pour Carlo Giulani. Des graffitis similaires ont été aussi vus à Piacenza.

Addendum : l'article traduit s'est avéré être un copyvio de l'article de WP anglophone 2007 Catania football violence dans sa version du 3 février 2007 ayant trait à un événement récent et à la date d'apposition de l'addendum (4 février 2007 à 17:38 (UTC)), a été effacé et réécrit sur WN anglophone.


Calcio, Serie A: scontri dopo Catania-Palermo, morto un poliziotto

Gravissimo episodio di violenza avvenuto al termine del derby siciliano di Serie A tra Catania e Palermo, terminato 1 a 2 a favore degli ospiti, valido come anticipo (per permettere quelli che dovevano essere i festeggiamenti di Sant'Agata, patrona della Città) della 3a giornata di ritorno della stagione 2006-07.

La partita, infatti, è stata sospesa per circa mezz'ora per lancio di fumogeni e oggetti tra le due tifoserie al 13' del secondo tempo. A sedare gli animi è intervenuta la polizia. Una bomba carta, lanciata dalla curva nord riservata ai supporter del Catania verso l'esterno dello stadio, però, è entrata all'interno di un automezzo della polizia dove viaggiava il 38enne Filippo Raciti, ispettore capo del X reparto della Squadra Mobile della Questura catanese: la bomba gli è scoppiata vicino al volto, causandogli ferite che, insieme alle esalazioni dell'ordigno, sarebbero risultate fatali. Vani sono stati i soccorsi ed il ricovero immediato all'Ospedale "Garibaldi": l'uomo è morto dopo tre quarti d'ora di agonia, per arresto cardiaco. Lascia moglie e due figli.

Un altro poliziotto sarebbe ricoverato all'ospedale Garibaldi in gravi condizioni, anche se non sarebbe in pericolo di vita.

I tafferugli sono stati provocati dal tardivo arrivo dei tifosi palermitani, che hanno pressato i blocchi cercando di entrare al "Massimino", incontrando la resistenza della polizia e l'opposizione dei tifosi rossazzurri.

Un centinaio i feriti, alcuni sotto stretta osservazione, divisi tra gli ospedali "Garibaldi", "Cannizzaro" e "Vittorio Emanuele": nessuno è in pericolo di vita, secondo fonti mediche.

Circa venti ultras del Catania sono stati portati in Questura per accertamenti: nove di questi sono stati arrestati, quattro di loro sono minorenni.


Policjant zginął na boisku we Włoszech

Podczas meczu Calcio Catania z US Palermo w piłkarskiej Serie A zginął 38-letni policjant. Wszystko na to wskazuje, że został uderzony w twarz petardą, która w tym momencie wybuchła. Włoskie władze w związku z tragedią odwołały wszystkie zaplanowane na ten weekend mecze.

Około 58 minuty na trybunach doszło do starć z policją. Służby porządkowe były zmuszone do użycia gazów łzawiących, aby rozgonić agresywnych pseudokibiców. W najdramatyczniejszym momencie tłum zaczął rzucać w policję ciężkimi przedmiotami, i petardami które wybuchały w pobliżu policjantów. Jeden z nich został okaleczony przez rzuconą petardę. Jak mówią lekarze, jego stan był krytyczny i nie było szans na jego uratowanie.

Szef Federacji Luca Pancalli powiedział, że "konieczne są drastyczne środki" aby móc wznowić rozgrywki. Dlatego też na ten weekend wszystkie mecze, łącznie z rozgrywkami młodzieżowymi zostały zawieszone. "Potrzebny jest mocny i jasny sygnał, by zapobiec degeneracji sportu, której niestety w dramatyczny sposób coraz częściej jesteśmy świadkami" powiedział premier Włoch Romano Prodi spytany o zaistniałą sytuację podczas briefingu dla mediów.