London Faces Al Qaeda Threat Like Sept. 11
Labor Party chairman John Reid said a threat to London echoed the scale of the 9 11 attacks. Security at Heathrow included light tanks and hundreds of troops after police warned al Qaida might strike the capital. Reid rejected claims security was a game.
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India tests Brahmos cruise missile with Russia link
India announced the test firing of the Brahmos cruise missile developed with Russia and capable of striking cities in Pakistan. The 185 mile range weapon carries 440 pounds of payload and cannot carry a nuclear warhead. Pakistan denounced the test as worsening regional tensions.
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France U S relations sink into Iraq crisis
Paris and Washington trade sharp exchanges over Iraq hurting Franco American ties long valued since World War II. Observers warn strains could threaten NATO cohesion as officials describe policy as less predictable. Philippe Moreau Defarges notes shifts in French foreign stance.
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Emirates to send tanks and troops to Kuwait defense
The United Arab Emirates announced plans to dispatch a mechanized brigade with Apache helicopters Leclerc tanks and BMP3 vehicles plus warships and about 4,000 troops to Kuwait to aid in defense if the US goes to war with Iraq. Bahrain also pledged ships and troops as Gulf states mobilize under Kuwait command, with Peninsula Shield contributing thousands more from Hafr al Baten base near the Iraqi border.
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Tape links Iraq to al Qaida in bin Laden tape
The tape aired by Al Jazeera claims Iraq is allied with al Qaida and urges Iraqis to draw US troops into urban battles. US officials and Colin Powell say the voice resembles bin Laden. Iraqi officials deny links and accuse the US of war pretext.
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