Terror Alert! Security, Intelligence Agencies Warn Terror Attck 'Highly Likely' in The United Kingdom

A terrorist attack in the UK is "highly likely" following attacks in other parts of Europe, a five-judge tribunal has been told.

United States Embassy in Chad Closed Due To terrorist Threat

The U.S. Embassy in Chad has been shuttered since Tuesday and will remain closed through Friday, Sept. 11, due to a credible terrorist threat from the Boko Haram terrorist group, a military source tells Fox News.

Terror Alert! Military Uncovers Plans By Boko Haram To Attack Nigeria's Capital Abuja, Insurgents Already 'Inside' Capital

The Nigerian military has uncovered a plot by terror group Boko Haram to attack the capital Abuja. The news came a few days after the country's intelligence warned that dozens of people linked to the Islamist outfit had been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, suggesting that the insurgence could spread beyond the country's north.

Terror Alert! Boko Haram Bent On Unleashing Suicide Bombers On Motorparks, Schools, Worship Centres, Markets etc

Security operatives have issued a security alert to Nigerians, urging them to be vigilant, as Boko Haram has resorted to the use of suicide bombers inside the cities, following its routing in communities in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.

This is coming at a time when the spate of terror attacks by suicide bombers occurred in Kano, Bui and Jos last week. In the suicide bombers’ attacks, close to 50 people were killed.

In the last couple of weeks, the military, supported by the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), had displaced Boko Haram from most of its operational bases in the North-East. In the military actions, hundreds of insurgents have been killed.

Alerting Nigerians on the use of suicide bombers in the cities, security agents say that Boko Haram members, in their bid to retaliate military offensive, has resorted to suicide bombings.

The military says the terrorists now use children and teenagers, especially female member, in the suicide attacks, warning that their plot is to attack motorparks, schools, worship centres and markets, among others.

According to the Directorate of State Security (DSS), Nigerians should be vigilant while in crowded areas.

A press release by the DSS spokesperson, Marilyn Ogar, said: “It has become evident that following the successful sustained air raids and intense combat operations by the military on insurgents’ positions in the North-East, which had effectively degraded the capacity of the terrorists, its members are now in disarray and have resorted to taking out their anger on hapless civilians and soft targets. This development accounts for the recent spate of attacks recorded in Yobe, Kano, Borno and Plateau states with the intent of distracting security forces.

“Accordingly, this Service wishes to advise members of the public to be vigilant, especially in crowded environment and when travelling. Commuters should desist from boarding unmarked vehicles along the road and only use designated motorparks. We also reiterate our call on motorpark managers to ensure proper screening of vehicles, persons and luggage entering their premises. They should also look out for new faces who show up as drivers and conductors.”

The establishment of a multinational force, comprising soldiers from Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger Republic and Chad has continued to frustrate insurgents’ operation in the North-East.

In the last two weeks, several towns and local governments in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, including the training facilities and logistic dumps of Boko Haram, have been reclaimed by Nigerian troops.

Source:
The Sun Newspaper

Boko Haram Threatens To Attack Akwa Ibom State

The Akwa State Government, Friday , said it had received text messages from the Boko Haram terrorist group threatening to attack public places in the state.

In a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Aniekan Umanah,
he said the public places targeted include churches, markets and schools, among others.

Norway Police Warn of Possible Terror Attack Within Days

Norway has uncovered information pointing to a potential terror attack against the country within days from
individuals linked to the conflict in Syria.
“There is a concrete threat against Norway,” Justice and Public Security Minister Anders Anundsen told reporters in Oslo today. Security services have strengthened their presence at Norway’s borders, airports and train stations, acting police director Vidar Refvik said.
The news comes just two days after Norway marked the third anniversary of the massacre of 77 people, most of
them linked to the Labor Party that was in government at the time, by Anders Behring Breivik. The 35-year-old, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence, has said his acts were meant to prevent the spread of what he called “cultural Marxism” and the “Islamization” of Europe.
Police have “received information that people with links to an extreme Islamist group in Syria may intend to carry out a terrorist act in Norway,” security service chief Benedicte Bjoernland told reporters. “Preliminary
verifications in this instance strengthened the credibility
of this information.”
The intelligence gathered suggests that a “potential terrorist attack” against Norway is planned “within a short period, probably a few days,” Bjoernland said. The security service is working to clarify details about the
threat and where and when an attack could occur, she said.

Syrian Crisis
More than 170,000 people have died and over 10 million have fled their homes since civil war broke out in Syria in March 2011. The United Nations and aid agencies say the conflict is the worst humanitarian disaster since the 1994 Rwandan genocide, with 6.5 million people displaced inside Syria and 3 million more seeking refuge outside the country.

Norwegian police are concerned about individuals coming back to the country from Syria with increased knowledge of weapons, combat training and a lower threshold for violence, Bjoernland said. The greatest threat to Norway
is posed by extreme Islamists, she said. The suspect in the May 24 attack on the Brussels Jewish Museum is believed to be a former fighter in the Syrian conflict, Bjoernland said.

The threat to Norway, which is thought to be directed at the country rather than its interests abroad, is posed by a “limited, relatively small group,” she said in an interview.

50 People
Police estimate that about 50 people seen as posing a threat have left Norway to fight in Syria, spokesman Trond Hugubakken said in Oslo today. About half of those have since returned to Norway, he said.
In May, police arrested three Norwegian citizens on terror charges. The men, one of whom was born in Somalia and the other two in the former Yugoslavia, represented a threat to the country and its allies, police said at the time.
“Whether we’re talking about five days or seven days isn’t clear to us,” Bjoernland said today. “It’s a threat
limited in time, and this isn’t going to last until Christmas, to put it like that.”

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BusinessWeek