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The New Patterns of Terrorism

On 23/005/13, in London, an active military officer was murdered by two suspected terrorists in Woolwich. That incident happened near to the military base which is regarded as the sensitive place and the Prime Minister Cameron, had called for COBRA meeting which deemed to be serious national security problem that needs a serious attention. One of the terrorist had stated that he killed the solider because his own people are been killed by the British army. Further he said this is an eye for an eye act.   Interestingly the both are locals who are radicalized to kill their own people because they feel that the injustice is done by their army on ‘their own people’ in other countries. These are the home grown terrorists who will endanger the national security on the country where they born and raised. This kind of terrorists is very difficult and hard to be contained. Even though one of the terrorist on Mi5 radar of investigation but they concluded that he is not the biggest threa...

SOSMA and Terrorism - Need to rewrite again

On 27/05/2013, Yazid Sufaat and Muhammad Hilmi Hasim were rearrested for terrorism under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (SOSMA) 2012. They were arrested under section 130K (a) of the Penal Code, which falls under SOSMA, for harbouring terrorists for terrorist activities. On 20/5/2013, Yazid Sufaat, the man named in 9/11 Commission Report who is detained with another two suspects are acquitted by High Court of Kuala Lumpur. The High Court threw out the initial charges against Yazid, Muhammad Hilmi and Halimah, after allowing their applications to strike out the charges for “inciting unrest” in Syria. When handing down the judgment, Justice Kamardin Hashim said the court was satisfied that there was merit in the submission by the defence pertaining to the charges and the application of SOSMA, which was enacted under Article 149 of the Federal Constitution.  In his judgment, Kamardin said Article 149 was only applicable for acts of threats in Malaysia. He rele...

National Security and Terrorism

Today, 27/05/2013, Yazid Sufaat and Muhammad Hilmi Hasim were rearrested for terrorism under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (SOSMA) 2012. They were arrested under section 130K (a) of the Penal Code, which falls under SOSMA, for harbouring terrorists for terrorist activities. On 20/5/2013, Yazid Sufaat, the man named in 9/11 Commission Report who is detained with another two suspects are acquitted by High Court of Kuala Lumpur. The High Court threw out the initial charges against Yazid, Muhammad Hilmi and Halimah, after allowing their applications to strike out the charges for “inciting unrest” in Syria. When handing down the judgment, Justice Kamardin Hashim said the court was satisfied that there was merit in the submission by the defence pertaining to the charges and the application of SOSMA, which was enacted under Article 149 of the Federal Constitution. In his judgment, Kamardin said Article 149 was only applicable for acts of threats in Malaysia. ...

LONDON Under Seige Again: Woolwich Terror Attack

Man dead in suspected Woolwich terror attack A man has died and two are injured after police responded to a reported machete attack in south-east London. The government is reported to be treating the attack as a suspected terrorist incident and the prime minister said it was "truly shocking". Eyewitnesses said a man was assaulted in a Woolwich street by two individuals who were later shot by officers. Local MP Nick Raynsford said the dead man was a soldier at Woolwich barracks but this has not been confirmed. Home Secretary Theresa May has summoned a meeting of the government's emergency response committee Cobra to assess the incident. It is understood she has also requested updates from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe, and the head of MI5. BBC political editor Nick Robinson said the police view is that the attack may have been filmed and footage may exist. People carrying out the attack were heard to say Allahu Akbar [God i...

Incidents of Mass Casualty Terrorism Part III

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston 5 January 2006 --Over a period of an hour, bombings occurred in three Iraqi cities. About 10:00 AM a bomber wearing a vest loaded with about 9 kg of explosives, several grenades, and ball bearings blew himself up between two shrines in Karbala. The bombing took place about 30 meters from one shire in an area frequented by pedestrians and street vendors. At least 63 were killed and 143 injured; 5 Iranian pilgrims were among those killed. Also about 10:00 AM a roadside bombing killed 5 U.S. soldiers in Baghdad. At 10:55 AM in Ramadi a bomber blew himself up in a group of 1,000 applicants for employment with the police. About 56 were killed and 60 injured.   Fatalities: 124. 11 July 2006 --Multiple bombs exploded during evening rush hour on commuter trains in and near Mumbai, India. Eight explosions occurred on trains over a period of 11 minutes beginning at 6:24 PM, spread 30 km through the western suburbs of Mumbai. The first explosion cause...