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Colombia Rebels Raid Nine Towns, Seven Police Dead
November 17, 1999 | adminCommunist rebels stormed nine Colombian towns overnight on Tuesday, killing at least seven policemen in the first coordinated attacks since a nationwide offensive four months ago, officials said. Full Story
Crews To Drill Terrorism Response
November 17, 1999 | adminSimulated terrorists will strike in the heart of Albuquerque on Wednesday in an exercise aimed at teaching emergency workers how to deal with the release of a weapon of mass destruction. Full Story
FBI to Take EgyptAir Probe; Criminal Act Suspected
November 16, 1999 | adminThe FBI will take control of the EgyptAir Flight 990 crash investigation after the cockpit voice recorder threw up information suggesting “a criminal act'' may have caused the disaster. Careful examination of the recorder tape showed someone making a religious comment about death — before the plane began its unusual plunge.
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Woldwide Security Alert
November 14, 1999 | adminThe Department of State warns U.S. citizens traveling abroad that United Nations sanctions against the Taliban Faction in Afghanistan will go into effect on November 14, 1999. UN Security Council Resolution 1267, passed unanimously October 15, requires the Taliban to turn over terrorist Usama Bin Laden to a country where he has been indicted or to other appropriate authorities so that he can be effectively brought to Justice. Security Alert
U.S. warns Afghanistan of possible sanctions
November 13, 1999 | adminThe Clinton administration warned Afghanistan that if the ruling Taliban fails to help bring Osama bin Laden to trial on terrorism charges, the United Nations would impose sanctions this weekend. Full Story
Bomb evokes fears of new narco-terrorist
November 12, 1999 | adminJust hours after a car bomb killed eight people here and evoked fears of a renewed narco-terrorist campaign, President Andres Pastrana sent a firm message to the attack's organizers: The government isn't backing down this time. Full Story
FBI creates office to stop terrorism
November 12, 1999 | adminThe FBI is putting one person in charge of all its anti-terrorist efforts for the first time in agency history. Full Story
U.N. finalises treaty on terrorist funding
November 11, 1999 | adminThe U.N. aims to hit terrorists where it hurts the most: in their financial war chests. A U.N. working group has just finalised a new international convention aimed at cutting off all legal and illegal sources of funding for terrorism. Full story from the Hindu
U.S. spending questioned
November 11, 1999 | adminUnnerved by the deadly gas attack on the Tokyo subway and stories from high-level defectors about the size of the Soviet germ warfare program, government officials flood Capitol Hill with requests for money to fight the bioterrorism threat. Full Story
FBI Restructuring to Emphasize Crime Prevention
November 11, 1999 | adminIn its most dramatic organizational overhaul in decades, the FBI is changing its structure to address internal problems with the handling of information and put a greater emphasis on preventing terrorism and espionage, rather than simply responding to such crimes after they happen. Washington Post