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Gold9472
12-30-2005, 11:17 PM
Terrorist alerts since 9/11 have proven false

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/miami/16437.html

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BY SILVIA OTERO/EL UNIVERSAL
El Universal
December 29, 2005

Since Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorism alerts have been sounded in Mexico for potential terrorist threats against the United States. All have proven to be false alarms, according to the federal Attorney General´s Office (PGR).
The PGR´s terrorism and arms trafficking unit issued a recent report saying that although three alleged members of terrorist groups have been arrested on Mexican soil, none of the cases had sufficient evidence tying the suspects to criminal activities.

The report mentions two cases from 2005 that were widely reported in the media. Most recently, on Aug. 7, 2005, federal police detained two Egyptian citizens, Mohamed Moustafa Abdel Aziz Shahim and Ali Ozman Adham, in the Cancun airport. The United States had Mohamed Moustafa on its "no fly list," so he was detained and placed in the hands of Mexican immigration authorities, together with his flight companion. Both were released two days later after showing legal immigration documents.

Seven weeks earlier, on June 20, 2005, the PGR arrested British citizen Amer Haykel in La Paz, Baja California, based on an alert issued by the United States. However, the alert turned out to be a mistake, since the U.S. government failed to withdraw the arrest order even after Haykel´s ties to Al-Qaeda were unproven.

The report also mentions several cases from 2004. On January 2, 2004, the PGR was alerted by the U.S. and Canadian governments and the International Police (Interpol) of a possible terrorist attack on the United States using explosives aboard a flight originating from Mexico. However, the investigation concluded that there was no such threat.

In the same year, the PGR issued an "alert about a shipment of cocaine contaminated with anthrax along the northern border, with a U.S. destination." However, the investigation, which was carried out in coordination with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) "did not corroborate" the warning.

In 2004, international and U.S. media said Saudi terrorist Adnam Gushair El Shukrijumah, alleged Al-Qaeda member, had come to Mexico. However, in August the PGR said the reports had been false.

In March of 2004, FBI director Robert Mueller said there was evidence that Mexico had been used as a springboard for Al-Qaeda members to get into the United States, although the Mexican government denied it.