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Egyptian authorities foiled Al Qaeda terror plot against the Suez Canal.

Akiva — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:16:31 +0000

According to several sources, Egyptian authorities foiled an Al Qaeda sponsored attack against the Suez Canal and the adjacent oil pipeline. According to Egyptian sources, the terror group consisted of 24 Egyptians and was led by a Palestinian. Most of the members were highly educated engineers and technicians. The group was mainly funded through [...]

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Egyptian authorities foiled Al Qaeda terror plot against the Suez Canal.

Terrorists came via sea to Mumbai

Akiva — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:24:40 +0000

According to Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, the terrorists responsible for the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, in which more then 100 people were killed, came by boat from Karachi to Mumbai. Further reports note that Indian intelligence had received warnings over the past months about the infiltration of terrorists into Mumbai through the sea route. [...]

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Terrorists came via sea to Mumbai

MI6 said to have uncovered a maritime terrorism plot in the Caribbean

Akiva — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:47:43 +0000

According to a British newspaper, the British Foreign Intelligence MI6 has uncovered a plot by Al Qaeda to attack cruise ships in the Caribbean. The source stated that Al Qaeda planned to mimic the USS Cole attack (October 12, 2000) by using suicide terrorists to steer explosive loaded small crafts into the hull of the [...]

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MI6 said to have uncovered a maritime terrorism plot in the Caribbean

In the Face of Tight Security, LTTE Strikes Again

anthonymdavis — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:55:28 +0000

By: Anthony M. Davis May 10th, 2008 was Election Day for one million Sri Lankan people eligible to vote in the eastern district of Batticaloa. Before this day, the polls in this area remained closed for 20 years. The Sri Lankan government hoped the vote would suppress the power of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [...]

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In the Face of Tight Security, LTTE Strikes Again

Sri Lanka fights LTTE Sea Tigers

Akiva — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:55:45 +0000

Over the past few days, Sri Lanka’s navy has fought several sea battles against LTTE’s sea arm, the Sea Tigers off Sri Lanks’s north-east coast. According to Sri Lankan security official, the Sea Tigers sank Saturday (March 22, 2008) an FARC (Fast Attack Craft). While the sea tigers claim to have [...]

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Sri Lanka fights LTTE Sea Tigers

Maritime Terrorism: Vancouver's SeaBus a target for terrorists?

Akiva — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:10:34 +0000

The North Shore Outlook recently reported that terrorists on Canadian soil have “scoped out” Vancouver’s SeaBus as a possible maritime target in advance of the 2010 Olympics. Furthermore, the report stated that TransLink, the operator of the Sea Bus, may not be prepared for the potential threat. “The police and national security folks know that [...]

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Maritime Terrorism: Vancouver's SeaBus a target for terrorists?

Bomb hoax prompts evacuation of Safe Scandinavia North Sea Oil Rig

Akiva — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:37:21 +0000

Britannia Operator Ltd evacuated more than 500 workers from the Safe Scandinavia Accommodation Rig on Sunday, February 10, 2007. The evacuation was promoted after a suspicious object sparked a full scale security alert. In one of the largest operations of its kind, the RAF, police and coastguard were scrambled to airlift the staff using 10 [...]

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Bomb hoax prompts evacuation of Safe Scandinavia North Sea Oil Rig

LTTE Sea Tigers sink Sri Lankan FAC in maritime terrorist attack

Akiva — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:18:54 +0000

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) sea tigers have sunk a Sri Lankan Fast Attack Craft (FAC) on Monday night (February 4, 2008) in the sea of Thalaimannar, some 172 nautical miles north west of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The FAC had been initially sent out to drive back Indian fishermen who had [...]

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LTTE Sea Tigers sink Sri Lankan FAC in maritime terrorist attack

Latest Piracy and Threats to Shipping Report – January 14, 2008

Akiva — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:21:12 +0000

The OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE (ONI) and the ICC Commercial Crime Services released their latest Maritime Safety Information on January 9 and January 14, 2008. NIGERIA: A leading Nigerian militant group said on 10 Jan 08 that it sponsored “freelance freedom fighters” who shot at six oil industry ships on 09 Jan 08, and [...]

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Latest Piracy and Threats to Shipping Report – January 14, 2008

Sri Lankan Navy battles Sea Tigers (LTTE)

Akiva — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:50:24 +0000

Sri Lankan Navy and terrorist from the Tamil Sea Tigers (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) have faced another in a fierce sea battle off the coast of Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula south off Delft island on December 23, 2007. According to Military Spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara the sea battle started around 11:00 a.m. (0530 GMT) [...]

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Sri Lankan Navy battles Sea Tigers (LTTE)