Archive for April, 2007

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Men Arrested at Airport Charged in 7/7 Terror Attack

Three men, Mohammed Shakil (30), Waheed Ali (23), and Sadeer Saleem (26) have been charged in England "with conspiracy to cause explosions on transport or at tourist attractions" in the 7/7 terrorist attacks. The BBC reports that Scotland Yard says more arrests are expected. This makes sense, of course, because you can't plan, plot and […]

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Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Flash Grenades Found at Reagan National Airport

Two flash grenades were discovered by an airport cleaning crew in a men's room at Reagan National Airport. The men's room, located in the C Concourse, is just outside airport security. From The Washington Post:

A cleaning crew at Reagan National Airport found two nonlethal munitions Friday in a trash can of a men's room […]

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