In a videotape sent to a U.S. television network and broadcast on 11 September, a suspected American-born Al-Qaeda member threatened attacks against Los Angeles, California, and the Australian city of Melbourne. U.S. authorities are trying to verify the authenticity of the tape.
In a statement posted on an Islamic website, the European branch of Al-Qaeda vowed to avenge the killing and torture of Muslims around the world. The authenticity of the statement could not be confirmed.
And in an audiotape posted on a website, a speaker sounding like the Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, accused U.S. and Iraqi forces of using toxic gas in an offensive against insurgents in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar. The speaker said U.S.-led forces would inevitably face defeat.
(AP/Reuters/AFP)
In a statement posted on an Islamic website, the European branch of Al-Qaeda vowed to avenge the killing and torture of Muslims around the world. The authenticity of the statement could not be confirmed.
And in an audiotape posted on a website, a speaker sounding like the Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, accused U.S. and Iraqi forces of using toxic gas in an offensive against insurgents in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar. The speaker said U.S.-led forces would inevitably face defeat.
(AP/Reuters/AFP)
