America's Justice Department announced that it had foiled in the early planning stage an al-Qaeda plot to set off a radiological bomb in an American city.(includes other workd politics news)(Brief Article)

Economist (US), The, June, 2002

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America's Justice Department announced that it had foiled in the early planning stage an al-Qaeda plot to set off a radiological bomb in an American city. The suspect, an American citizen, Abdullah al-Muhajir, had been detained in May; he was declared an enemy combatant and sent to an American naval base. Pakistan reported arresting several al-Qaeda suspects, at least one of whom may have been an American linked to Mr al-Muhajir. Donald Rumsfeld, America's defence secretary, said he had "indications" that al-Qaeda was active in the Kashmir conflict. Pakistan denied this.

President George Bush announced that he would after all set up a new cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security. Headed by Tom Ridge, it will bring together 100 government...