Footage Shows London Bombers Practiced Attacks

September 20, 2005 --

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London Bombers Staged 'Dummy Run'

Newly released CCTV footage shows the 7 July London bombers staged a practice run nine days before the attack. (BBC)

Hariri Inquiry Moves To Damascus

The head of a UN inquiry into the death of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri has arrived in Syria to question officials. (BBC)

France Police Move On Iraq Recruitment Ring

French police probing a ring which allegedly recruited Muslim fighters for the anti-US insurgency in Iraq arrested six men in the Paris area yesterday, an official close to the investigation told AFP. (AFP)

Al Zawahiri criticizes Afghan elections

Al Qaeda number two Ayman al Zawahiri has dismissed the legitimacy of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections in a new tape broadcast by Aljazeera. (Al Jazeera)

North Korea Demands Nuke Reactor from U.S.

North Korea insisted Tuesday it won't dismantle its nuclear weapons program until the U.S. gives it civilian nuclear reactors, casting doubt on a disarmament agreement reached a day earlier during international talks. (AP)

Iran threatens to quit NPT
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has warned that Tehran could quit the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if it is subjected to the language of force. (Al Jazeera)

Drug Dealing May Be Used to Finance Attacks in Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Large amounts of drugs are being smuggled from Iraq to Saudi Arabia recently, a Saudi security source told Asharq al Awsat. The source said he suspects the money is being used to finance attacks in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The source said Saudi authorities know who finances militants groups in the Kingdom, but refused to reveal any details. (Asharq al Awsat)

Defendants in Aqaba Attack Planned to His American Embassy

Syrian national Muhammad Hasan Abdullah al-Sahli, the principal defendant in the case of the al-Aqaba 's terrorist bombings, has admitted that the operation targeted the US Embassy before the plan was changed to attack two US destroyers in the city's port. (Asharq Awsat)