Al Qaeda Plot Targeting U.S. And European Shipping Busted

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Al Qaeda Affiliate Targets US Ships: Report -- ABC News

Algerian authorities have foiled a plot by an al Qaeda affiliate to ram U.S. or European ships in the Mediterranean with an explosive-laden boat, according to an Algerian report.

Three members of an alleged terror cell were arrested in connection with the plot, which Algerian authorities believe to have been directed by an al Qaeda affiliate in Algeria, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Algerian daily newspaper Echorouk reported.

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Update #1:
Algeria squashes Al Qaeda plan to attack U.S ships -- New York Daily News
Update #2: US and European
Three members of an alleged terror cell were arrested in connection with the plot, which Algerian authorities believe to have been directed by an al Qaeda affiliate in Algeria, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Algerian daily newspaper Echorouk reported.

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Update #1:
Algeria squashes Al Qaeda plan to attack U.S ships -- New York Daily News
Update #2: US and European Ships Targeted in Al-Qaeda Terror Plot -- gCaptain
Update #3: Algeria foils Qaeda attempt to attack foreign ships sailing in the Mediterranean -- Al Arabiya

My Comment
: Aside from raising insurance rates for shipping, I fail to see how such a terrorist attack will impact shipping.

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