Nov 19th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Yesterday's potential bomb on an Air Berlin flight from Namibia to Germany turns out to have been an American-made "dummy" used by security officials for training, BBC reports.
The "bomb" consists of a detonator, wires, and a ticking clock and is put in a suitcase and through the system to measure the efficiency of an airport's security. The device did not contain explosives and was detected ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Suspected bomb on airplane was a "dummy"
Nov 19th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Yesterday's potential bomb on an Air Berlin flight from Namibia to Germany turns out to have been an American-made "dummy" used by security officials for training, BBC reports.
The "bomb" consists of a detonator, wires, and a ticking clock and is put in a suitcase and through the system to measure the efficiency of an airport's security. The device did not contain explosives and was detected ...Breaking news: Suspected bomb found on German airline
Nov 18th, 2010 at 11:15AM: A flight from Namibia to Germany was delayed earlier today after a suspected bomb was found in a suitcase. The package included a detonator, batteries, and a clock, the BBC reports. Details are unclear at this moment and it is not known if the device was an actual bomb or simply meant to intimidate.
The suspected bomb was found before it was loaded onto an Air Berlin flight from Windhoek to ...Al Qaeda Yemen connection suspected in cargo plane bomb scares
Oct 29th, 2010 at 2:30PM: The simultaneous bomb scares in Newark, Philadelphia and London are now being linked to al Qaeda activity, according to the latest reporting from CNN. On its live blog covering the suspicious item discoveries, CNN reports, "U.S. officials believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was behind the plot that caused a security scare at English and American airports on Friday."
In Washington, a ...Ten most corrupt countries of the world
Oct 28th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
You spend every holiday weekend annoyed that you can't talk your way out of a speeding ticket. If only there were some way out of that predicament ... aside from taking your lead foot off the gas, right? You may be out of luck on the New Jersey Turnpike, but there are plenty of places in the world where money talks, according to a new study by Transparency International. So, if you tend to ...Travel warning for Europe--U.S. government asks citizens to be on alert
Oct 3rd, 2010 at 8:30AM: The U.S. government will issue a travel warning today for its citizens going to Europe. The warning is in response to intelligence regarding plans by terrorists to launch Mumbai-style commando attacks in European cities.
The attacks in Mumbai in 2008 were carried out by small groups of heavily armed terrorists who attacked several spots in the city simultaneously. They killed at least 173 ...Hezbollah theme park: an attraction designed with terror in mind
Oct 1st, 2010 at 1:30PM:
Are you always searching for a roller coaster that will make your hair stand on end? Well, if you really want to scare yourself, skip the traditional amusement park rides and catch a flight out to Beirut. There's a "theme park" in town that will open your eyes wide and keep you looking over your shoulder.
Hezbollah has gotten into the Disney business.
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Terrorists injure two tourists near Delhi mosque
Sep 19th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Two tourists from Taiwan have been wounded in a terrorist attack at the gate to the Jama Masjid, a historic mosque in New Delhi, India.
Witnesses say two men on a motorcycle drove up and the one riding on the back opened fire on the tourists' bus, firing a total of eight to ten rounds. The terrorists then drove off and have not been caught. Two tourists are currently being treated in a local ...Toilet bomber fails in Denmark
Sep 13th, 2010 at 11:00AM: A man has been detained in what's being called a suicide bombing attempt. Injured in the blast, the suspect is believed to have tried to ignite the bomb in the Jorgensens Hotel in Copenhagen, with the toilet being the scene of the (alleged) crime. He sustained injuries on his face and arms. Police picked him up in a park, where he's said to have run following the blast.
The low-cost hotel is on ..."Ground Zero Mosque" reality check
Aug 17th, 2010 at 4:00PM: We've all heard about it--the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque". Journalists, bloggers, and pretty much everyone else have been screaming at each other about whether it should open or not. All but absent from the debate, however, are hard facts.
Now the Village Voice has published an angry article with facts about the Ground Zero Mosque. First off, it's a community center as well as a mosque. ...Former American Airlines flight attendant charged with making terror threats
Jul 27th, 2010 at 5:30PM: A former flight attendant for American Airlines has been arrested and charged with making terrorist threats. Rodney Lorenzo claimed he sent secret airline information to 25 Muslim charity organizations in the U.S. and U.K.
Lorenzo had been fired by the airline for throwing a coffee pot at a fellow flight attendant, and apparently held a grudge against his former employer.
According to court ...Uganda defies terrorists and remains open for business
Jul 20th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Way to go, Uganda.
A week after a bomb ripped through a crowd watching the World Cup, Uganda has thumbed its nose at the terrorists and declared it is open for business.
The country's tourism minister says they've beefed up security at public gatherings and are checking public places such as bars and restaurants to improve day-to-day security. Serapio Rukundo, the tourism and wildlife ...Situational awareness: can you detect danger before it strikes?
Jun 16th, 2010 at 3:30PM: The global intelligence firm Stratfor has published an interesting primer on situational awareness, which is a fancy way of saying that you should pay attention.
The article is based on the obvious premise that most crimes such as kidnapping, robberies and terrorist attacks take several steps to complete, and that if someone is sufficiently aware of their surroundings they can spot the crime ...British Airways lets Osama Bin Laden try their new mobile boarding pass solution [Updated]
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Jun 1st, 2010 at 3:30PM:
In a serious case of "what were they thinking", a British Airways company magazine used a boarding pass issued to Osama Bin Laden to show off their latest mobile ticketing service.
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The name was obviously put there as a joke, but the timing couldn't be any worse - a month after severe disruptions ...Car bomb defused in Times Square
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:30AM: A car bomb was discovered shortly after 6pm yesterday in Times Square, the busiest tourist destination in New York City.
A street vendor spotted an SUV parked at the corner of 45th Street and 7th Avenue with its hazard lights on and smoke issuing out of some of its vents. Police evacuated the area and called in a bomb squad. The vehicle contained three propane tanks, two five-gallon containers ...Somaliland: the other Somalia
Feb 5th, 2010 at 9:00AM: There are some places you just can't consider for a vacation. While even Iraq has recently opened up to carefully handled tours, Somalia remains out of bounds. What with an Islamist movement proudly proclaiming its ties to Al-Qaeda, and a decades-long civil war between rival clans, there's no chance of exploring the Somali culture and landscape, right?
Actually, that's only half true.
...Video shows the cause of Newark Airport shutdown - a couple in love
Jan 8th, 2010 at 11:30AM: On Sunday, thousands of passengers ended up stuck at Newark airport for several hours, forced to evacuate the terminal, go through security again, and wait for the many flight delays and disruptions that happened as a result.
Some passengers tried to make the best of the situation. Many probably expressed frustration with the TSA employee who allowed a mystery man to walk the wrong way through a ...
BREAKING NEWS: New security regulations updated - go into effect midnight tonight
Jan 3rd, 2010 at 5:15PM: After over a week of uncertainty, subpoenas to bloggers and false positives, the governement has settled on a comprehensive package of new security measures following the failed terror attempt on Christmas day.
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/BREAKING_New_security_regulations_go_into_effect'; Politico.com appears to have the first mention of these new measures. As usual, the ...Body scanners wouldn't have caught Northwest bomber
Jan 3rd, 2010 at 9:00AM: Here's another hit for airline security. Not only have we discovered pat-downs aren't effective, now it turns out that full-body scanners wouldn't have detected the Christmas bomber on Northwest Flight 253. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was overpowered by passengers and flight crew after trying to detonate nearly 3oz of the chemical powder PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate) hidden in his underwear ...American Airlines is the one to watch in 2010
Dec 27th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Could 2010 be the year for American Airlines?
Well, it's hard not to see the light at the end of the tunnel after a decade of unusual airline severity. The market was shaken several times by terror attempts – including the attacks of 9/11 – economic pressures from the dotcom meltdown and the recent financial sector only made matters worse. Energy prices hit some peaks along the way, ...Man ignites small bomb on U.S. bound plane
Dec 26th, 2009 at 8:00AM: A Nigerian man is under arrest after igniting a bomb on a plane bound for Detroit yesterday. Abdul Mudallad, 23, used a powder strapped to his leg mixed with a syringe containing some sort of liquid to set off a small explosion on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam as it made its final descent into Detroit. While the mixture did explode, the explosion was very small and the ensuing ...
