Thursday, January 17, 2002

categories: War US warning on al-Qaeda suspects. The US releases videos of five suspected al-Qaeda members and says they may have been preparing terrorist acts. [BBC News: world]   6:04:16 PM    comment

categories: War 5 Dead in Israel Wedding Hall Attack. A Palestinian tossed hand grenades into a wedding hall in northern Israel on Friday, and five people were killed and more than 30 wounded, Israeli police said. A Palestinian militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. [AP World News]   6:01:30 PM    comment

categories: War U.K. Charges Two With al-Qaida Ties. Two Algerian men allegedly involved in a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris were charged with membership in Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network Thursday and police said eight others were arrested under Britain's Terrorism Act in raids north of London. [AP World News]   2:27:28 PM    comment

categories: War UN Adopts Sanctions Against Taliban. The U.N. Security Council adopted sanctions Wednesday against Osama bin Laden, his terror network and remnants of the Taliban - requiring all nations to impose arms embargoes and freeze their finances. [AP World News]   10:25:44 AM    comment