AL-QAEDA is set to stage a waterborne 11 September-style attack in the next 12 months, UK security experts claim today. The terror “spectacular” would not even have to succeed to throw the global economy into chaos. Simply capturing a ship on the key Red Sea route between Europe and Asia could cause a world trade crisis. And an attempt can be expected following the recent appointment of the maritime terrorism specialist Saud Hamund al-Utaibi as the head of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. The warning comes from Aegis Defence Services, the British firm headed by Lieutenant-Colonel Tim Spicer, which holds a $293 million United States government contract to provide “security services” in Iraq. Full Story
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