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| Southeast Asia |
| Al Qaeda reported to plan attack on U.S. embassy in Manila |
| 2002-09-09 |
| Philippine authorities are on full alert because of a plot by al Qaeda-backed Islamic radicals to attack the U.S. Embassy in Manila. Philippine officials said they were given details of the plot some months ago and that it was not linked to the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States. CNN said details of the plot became known during the interrogation of an al Qaeda operative with direct access to Osama bin Laden. The operative, a Canadian of Kuwaiti origin who was arrested in Oman in March, is in U.S. custody, it said. This would be Mohamed Mansour Jabarah, 20, of Ontario, aka "Sammy." He's the one who wanted to build truck bombs using 17 tons of ammonium nitrate. Such a sweet lad... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |