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Terrorist planned nuclear base raid By Philip Delves Broughton in Paris (Filed: 16/11/2002) An al-Qa'eda terrorist has confessed that he planned to drive a giant explosive device into a United States air force bunker in Belgium believed to contain nuclear warheads. News of the plot came as America gave warning that a broadcast thought to contain the words of Osama bin Laden foreshadowed a likely attack. The FBI said national landmarks, the aviation, oil and nuclear industries were possible targets. In an interview with a Belgian radio station, Nizar Trabelsi, 31, a Tunisian former professional footballer, said he had hoped to attack the Kleine Brogel base in eastern Belgium with a bomb similar to those used to blow up the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. The base includes a munitions store and is said by anti- nuclear groups to contain 20 free-fall nuclear bombs. "I am guilty, I will have to pay for it. What I did is not good, but I had no choice," he said in the radio interview from his cell. When asked by RTBF, the Belgian public radio station, if Kleine Brogel was his target he replied: "Yes, exactly." His confession marked the first known al-Qa'eda plot to attack a nuclear target in Europe. Since September 11 last year security at nuclear installations has been strengthened across the continent, with some civil sites guarded by missile systems. The former German league player lived in London in the late 1990s and listened to sermons from the Islamic cleric Abu Qatada, who has been linked to al-Qa'eda. When arrested last year he was suspected of involvement in an al-Qa'eda plot to attack the American embassy in Paris. Trabelsi said he had met bin Laden during a visit to Afghanistan. 15 November 2002: US alert as Muslim killer faces death 14 November 2002: Bin Laden alive and threatening attack on Britain in terror tape 13 November 2002: US studies message of hate 'from bin Laden' 25 October 2002: Terrorist suspect held in London 20 October 2001: All terrorist acts 'approved by Taliban' 18 October 2001: Belgians block FBI terrorist inquiries 15 September 2002: French accuse MI5 of failing to help terror hunt 9 July 2002: Bin Laden's European operation mastermind 'still on run' 5 February 2002: Labour MP demands arrest of 'anti-Semitic' Muslims 3 January 2002: The extremist network that sprang from 'Londonistan' © Copyright of Telegraph Group Limited 2002. Terms & Conditions of reading. Commercial information. Privacy Policy. -- Outgoing mail is certified virus free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus Political correctness is the last refuge of the incompetent. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
