Shockwaves: Dr Adlene Hicheur, who was working on the Large Hadron Collider, has been arrested on suspicion of suggesting European targets for terror attacks. Photo from The Daily MailCERN Physicist Accused Of Terror Links. What Access Did He Have? -- Christian Science Monitor
Adlène Hicheur worked in a large group that has run experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Now, he is accused of collaborating with an Al Qaeda spinoff group in North Africa.
When a physicist is suspected of working with terrorists, thoughts turn to radioactive "dirty bombs" or small nuclear devices – and global alarm bells go off. But when the suspect works at the world's largest particle accelerator, the world can breathe a half-sigh of relief.
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More News On Al Qaeda And CERN
How a French Physicist Became a Terrorism Suspect -- Time Magazine
Scientist at Cern appears before anti-terrorism judge -- Financial Times
Big Bang scientist 'planned to blow up oil refinery in terror attack that would wipe out city the size of London' -- Daily Mail
Nuclear scientist suspect 'plotted attack on oil refinery' -- The Telegraph
'Nuclear scientist's scheme for oil refinery explosion' -- Mirror.uk
My Comment: This news is troubling in every way. It appears that his only backing came from friends and those who shared his pro-al Qaeda sympathies. But to have a person with this background and education makes one quickly realize that if someone like him had received the proper (Al Qaeda) backing and support, he could have been capable of bringing great harm and suffering to many people.