Trip traces Atta’s pre 9/11 European travels and plots
Spanish police describe Mohamed Atta’s 12 day road trip from Miami to Spain with a 1 190 mile drive via Switzerland as part of a broader pattern of overseas movements by suspected hijackers. The report links these trips to al Qaida operations, noting meetings with associates, flight training in the United States, and connections to other plot leaders.
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Castro calls for justice in 1976 Cubana jet bombing
Fidel Castro led hundreds of thousands in Havana demanding accountability for the 1976 Cubana de Aviacion airliner attack. He tied pursuit of the suspects to the global fight against terrorism and contrasted international reactions to the 1976 bombing with post 9/11 responses. One suspect, Luis Posada Carriles, remains jailed in Panama on a separate plot to kill Castro.
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Luis Posada Carriles
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Panama
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Foreign spy agencies aiding U.S. at unprecedented levels
Washington reports that after Sept. 11, cooperation from about 100 nations has surged as U.S. analysts sort through vast streams of actionable intelligence. While sources include Britain Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Russia also offers to share data, though officials warn some input may be biased or uncorroborated.
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U S intelligence ties ring leader to Afghanistan and bin Laden
U S authorities pursue a trail of Afghan camps funds and comms to target Osama bin Laden’s inner circle. Investigators name Ay man al Zawahri Mohamed Atef and Abu Zubaydah as key lieutenants. Interpol warrants link al Zawahri to Egyptian plots, while French officials note a meeting with Zubaydah over a Paris embassy bombing plot. Some hijackers reportedly trained in Afghanistan in 1999 2000 and traveled there to conceal their presence.
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Four detained in Paris before France Algeria soccer match
Police detained four Muslim extremists in the Paris region on Friday night, linked to a support network for Islamic insurgents in Algeria dismantled seven years ago. Officials cited anonymity while noting the timing ahead of Saturdays France versus Algeria match, the first since 1962 independence.
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