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Japan wonât bow to terror threats
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday Japan would not be intimidated by terrorists after a reported Al Qaeda threat to attack Tokyo spooked share and foreign exchange markets.
| "Lemme get this straight: You guys with the turbans, you say you're gonna beat up on us? The guys with the bushido? Oh, hold me, Katsumi! I am so frightened! Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh..." |
The London-based Saudi newspaper Al-Majallah reported that it had received a statement from Al Qaeda warning Japan not to sent troops to Iraq and claiming a suicide bombing against Italian forces last week. âTerrorist threats have been made everywhere in the world. We must not give in to the threats,â Koizumi told reporters. The foreign ministry said Japan was investigating the credibility of the threat. âWe are collecting information related to the report through the Japanese embassy in London,â a ministry official said. âFirst, we need to confirm the credibility of the report.â In an e-mail received by the Saudi weekly, Abu Mohammed al-Ablaj, purporting to be an Al Qaeda leader, warned the Japanese against sending troops to join the US-led coalition in Iraq. âIf they want to destroy their economic power and be trampled under the feet of the combatants of Allah, let them come to Iraq,â he said. âOur strikes will reach the heart of Tokyo.â Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda played down the report. âWe have received a lot of similar information since September 11th,â he told reporters.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-18 |
