Posted on 04/21/2013 4:11:43 PM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics security will be beefed up following Boston Marathon explosions, officials say
Russian sports officials said they will beef up security at forthcoming sports events and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in the wake of deadly explosions at Boston's marathon that killed three people, and injured over 140 others."
"Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics security will be beefed up following Boston Marathon explosions, officials say"
SNIPPET: "The World Athletics Championship takes place in Moscow on Aug 10-18, and the event is seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2014 Winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Mikhail Butov, secretary general of the Russian Athletics Federation, said on Tuesday that they would get in touch with the organisers of the Boston Marathon to find out which security precautions may have failed."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
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“A police leaflet seen in a Sochi hotel on Tuesday shows Ruzanna Ibragimova and states that she is at large in the city of Sochi. (Natalya Vasilyeva/The Associated Press)”
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-security-forces-look-for-suicide-bombers-before-games-1.2504643
“Russia security forces look for suicide bombers before Games
Ruzanna Ibragimova, a 22-year-old widow of a slain Islamic militant, believed to be in Sochi”
The Associated Press Posted: Jan 21, 2014 4:54 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 21, 2014 5:58 AM ET
SNIPPET: “Police material distributed to the hotel staff also included pictures of two other women in veils: 26-year-old Zaira Aliyeva and 34-year-old Dzhannet Tsakhayeva. It said they had been trained “to perpetrate acts of terrorism.”
It warned that the two women “are probably among us,” but, unlike Ibragimova’s case, did not say if they are in Sochi.”
NOTE The following text is a quote:
www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16496
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No: NR-040-14
January 20, 2014
Pentagon Press Secretary Statement on Olympic Winter Games Security
The following press release is attributed to Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby:
The United States has offered its full support to the Russian government as it conducts security preparations for the Winter Olympics.
To that end, U.S. commanders in the region are conducting prudent planning and preparations should that support be required.
Air and naval assets, to include two Navy ships in the Black Sea, will be available if requested for all manner of contingencies in support of — and in consultation with — the Russian government.
There is no such requirement at this time.
http://news.sky.com/story/1199132/sochi-olympic-teams-receive-terrorist-threats
“Sochi Olympic Teams Receive Terrorist Threats”
11:47am UK, Wednesday 22 January 2014
SNIPPET: “Countries including Slovenia and Hungary have received terror threats ahead of the Winter Olympics in Russia, it has been claimed.”
SNIPPET: “He told state news wire MTI that other countries’ Olympic committees had also received similar messages.”
“British terror chiefs warn an attack on Sochi Games is ‘very likely’ as Russian authorities continue to hunt ‘black widow’ bombers”
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 09:19 EST, 27 January 2014, UPDATED: 10:37 EST, 27 January 2014
SNIPPET: “British anti-terror chiefs have warned that a large-scale terror attack on the Winter Games in Sochi is ‘very likely to occur’.
A threat assessment by Whitehall officials names a Caucasus group, Imarat Kavkaz (IK), as top of the watch-list since it has repeatedly made threats against the Games in recent months.
The assessment points out that in July 2013 the IK’s fugitive leader, Emir Doku Umarov, called on his followers to do what they can to disrupt the Games.”
http://freebeacon.com/u-s-identifies-terror-group-threatening-attacks-on-the-olympics/
“U.S. Identifies Terror Group Threatening Attacks on the Olympics
Caucasus Emirate says Sochi strikes will include chemical weapons attacks”
BY: Bill Gertz
January 27, 2014 5:00 am
SNIPPET: “The Russian terror group Caucasus Emirate, also known as Imarat Kavkaz, is believed to have jihadists in place within Sochi who are ready to strike during the games, set to begin Feb. 7, said U.S. officials with access to intelligence.
New threats of terror attacks on the games were made in a video released last week revealing two terrorists and a bomb-maker behind the recent suicide bombings in Volgograd, some 600 miles northwest of Sochi. The blasts killed 34 people and injured scores more.”
SNIPPET: “In the Jan. 18 statement, Umar also threatened to conduct chemical weapons terrorist attacks in Sochi.”
SNIPPET: “Officials said the group Ansar al-Sunna that claimed the Volgograd attacks are not linked to an Iraqi terror group with a similar name. However, a flag shown in the Jan. 19 video by the Volgograd bomber included a flag of the al Qaeda rebel group in Syria, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, whose coalition include North Caucasus jihadists.”
policeone.com/federal-law-enforcement/articles/6790655-FBI-agents-deploy-as-winter-Olympics-in-Sochi-near
“FBI agents deploy as winter Olympics in Sochi near
Islamic militants have threatened to derail the Winter Games, which run from Feb. 7-23”
Associtated Press
SNIPPET: “WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say the first of two American warships heading into the Black Sea in advance of the Olympic Games has sailed from Italy. In another sign of U.S. efforts to protect Americans at the Winter Games, the FBI says at least two dozen agents are going to Sochi, Russia.
Islamic militants have threatened to derail the Winter Games, which run from Feb. 7-23.”
The above article was posted at source link Feb. 1, 2014
sp=Associated Press
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/21/russian-police-kill-islamist-militant-leader-before-olympics
“Russian police kill Islamist militant leader before Olympic”
REUTERS
FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2014 08:01 AM EST | UPDATED: TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2014 05:45 PM EST
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SNIPPET: “MOSCOW - Police have killed a senior Islamist militant in Russia’s North Caucasus ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, where security forces searched on Tuesday for a woman they fear is planning an attack during the Games.
Eldar Magatov, a suspect in attacks on Russian targets and alleged leader of an insurgent group in the Babyurt district of Dagestan, died in a shootout, the National Anti-Terror Committee said on Tuesday.”
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-suspects-arrested-suicide-bombing-22295297
“Russia: 2 Suspects Arrested in Suicide Bombing”
MOSCOW January 30, 2014 (AP)
Associated Press
SNIPPET: “The suspected bombers, Asker Samedov and Suleiman Magomedov, were members of a terrorist group based in Dagestan, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said.
Two brothers, Magomednabi and Tagir Batirov, were detained as suspected accomplices Wednesday in Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim republic that has become the center of an Islamic insurgency.”
http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/02/05/taking-digital-devices-to-the-sochi-olympics-think-twice
“Taking digital devices to the Sochi Olympics? Think twice”
BY LYSA MYERS
POSTED 5 FEB 2014 AT 12:03PM
SNIPPET: “We are just days away from the Opening Ceremonies for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and if you are headed there to join the festivities you may be wondering which of your digital devices to take with you: smartphone, tablet, laptop? The right answer is probably “none of the above.” And we’re not saying that because we’re paranoid. The Russians, or rather “some Russians’” really are out to get your data, and that’s according to Security Tip (ST14-001) from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team:
Travelers may want to consider leaving personal electronic devices (e.g. laptops, smartphones, tablets) at home or alternatively bring loaner devices [to Sochi] that do not already store sensitive data on them and can be wiped upon return to your home country.
We think that is sound advice given this background information provided by US-CERT:”
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http://news.sky.com/story/1207293/toothpaste-bomb-fears-over-russia-flights
“’Toothpaste Bomb’ Fears Over Russia Flights
Just a day before the winter Olympics begin in Sochi, the US government warns of fears flights to Russia are being targeted.”
12:56am UK, Thursday 06 February 2014
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“The Other Sochi Threat: Russian Spies, Mobsters Hacking Your Smartphones”
Feb. 5, 2014
By JAMES GORDON MEEK
SNIPPET: “While the world focuses on the threat of terrorism to the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia this month, spectators in the Black Sea town will face a stealthier threat to their digital lives from Russian spies and tech savvy mobsters, experts and security sources told ABC News.
Russian law allows its intelligence agents to do electronic snooping on anyone inside the country, meaning the phones and personal computers of thousands of foreign visitors, including Americans, are fair game. But even outside of the law, Russian organized crime groups also are well known for hacking smartphones and email for information they use for illicit profit.”
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http://news.sky.com/story/1207262/black-widow-security-threat-for-sochi-games
“’Black Widow’ Security Threat For Sochi Games
Untraceable assailants driven by fundamentalist ideologies pose the greatest threat to safety at this year’s Winter Olympics.”
10:48pm UK, Wednesday 05 February 2014
by Stuart Ramsay
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http://analysisintelligence.com/category/terrorism/
http://analysisintelligence.com/uncategorized/sochi-2014-the-terror-threat-and-russias-response
“Sochi 2014: The Terror Threat and Russia’s Response”
February 5, 2014
“Sochi 2014: Understanding Physical and Cyber Threats”
February 2, 2014
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Ankara, Turkey - "PASSENGER ON ISTANBUL-BOUND FLIGHT MAKES BOMB THREAT, TRIES TO HIJACK PLANE TO SOCHI" (SNIPPET: "Ukrainian plane passenger") (February 7, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS.com: "HIJACKER DEMANDS PLANE BE FLOWN TO SOCHI jets are scrambled as a passenger on a flight from the Ukraine to Turkey claims he has a bomb and attempts to enter the cockpit." (SNIPPET: "One passenger, Gokhan Yildirim, said of the ordeal: "He said that he had bomb on him, and a friend of his would explode it remotely if he was harmed." Turkish special forces had boarded the Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 and took the man into custody after negotiations broke down once it was on the tarmac.") (February 7, 2014, 8:36 pm UK) (Read More...)
Thanks, Cindy!
You’re welcome Gene Eric.
Not known to be related to Sochi at this time, but fyi:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4486174,00.html
(REUTERS)
Gunman kills 2 in church off Russia’s eastern coast
Published: 02.09.14, 09:49 / Israel News
SNIPPET: “A gunman opened fire on Sunday in a Russian Orthodox cathedral on the island of Sakhalin, off Russia’s eastern coast, killing a nun and a churchgoer and wounding six other people, officials said.”
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings/russia-travel-alert.html
“Russian Federation Travel Alert”
LAST UPDATED: FEBRUARY 7, 2014
Adding to post no. 35:
Update:
(APZ
“Report: Turkish Court Arrests Hijacker”
(Sunday, February 9th, 2014)
SNIPPET: “Turkey’s state-run agency says a court in Istanbul has formally arrested a Ukrainian man who allegedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the Winter Olympics were beginning.
Anadolu Agency says the man, identified as Artem Kozlov, was ordered jailed on Sunday following questioning by police.
Private NTV television said he was arrested on hijacking and hostage taking charges.”
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