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mother-of-six who today admitted hiding an explosives manual in her burka wrote a note suggesting she was willing to blow up herself and her children, a police source said. Houria Chahed Chentouf, 41, from Manchester, was sentenced to two years in prison for the terror-related offence but walked free from court after serving her time on remand. Officers found the chilling note written by Moroccan-born Chentouf at her home in Holland.

A 2004 al-Qaeda Strategy Manual can now be downloaded at West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center website here. The translation of this manual by al-Qaeda strategist, Abu Bakr Naji, was completed in May by the Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University.

THE simplicity of many of the techniques contained in the terror training manuals used by groups such as al-Qaeda are the key to their success. Years of campaigning in unfavourable terrain such as the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan have allowed them to develop a portfolio of easy-to-use but devastating devices. While Western intelligence agencies may be vigilant in tracking larger groups of possible terrorists and suspect materials, they are less successful in detecting individuals and small cells making the sorts of devices found in the manual. It is precisely these sorts of home-made devices, using components found in ...

A UNIQUE manual for Islamic terrorists, detailing every aspect of how to fight a guerrilla war, from biochemical attacks to finding the fatal pressure point during hand-to-hand combat, has been obtained by western intelligence agencies. The 7,000-page guide - entitled Encyclopaedia of Jihad - provides an insight into how terrorists from Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network operate in both urban environments and on the battlefield. Filling 11 volumes and circulated both in book form and on CD-Rom to terrorist instructors, it offers guidance on how to inject frozen food with biochemical agents to create mass panic, rig up a ...

<p>November 5, 2001 -- Sinister new details are emerging about a 7,000-page tome of terror used by al Qaeda killers that includes tutorials on biological warfare.</p> <p>The massive 11-volume guide and CD-ROM - called Encyclopedia of Jihad - gives a chilling insight into the minds of monsters like Osama bin Laden.</p>

Here's a link to the al-quaida manual:http://cryptome.org/alq-terr-man.htm

March 17, 2002 Al Qaeda's Grocery Lists and Manuals of Killing By DAVID ROHDE and C. J. CHIVERS n Aug. 17, 1995, Amir Maawia Siddiqi, the son of a bookshop owner in a small village in Pakistan, set down his oath of allegiance to the jihad. "I, Amir Maawia Siddiqi, son of Abdul Rahman Siddiqi, state in the presence of God that I will slaughter infidels my entire life," he wrote. "And with the will of God I will do these killings in the supervision and guidance with Harkat ul-Ansar." He accepted a code name, Abu Rashid, signed his name...

Al-Qaida's Terror Manual Foretells Attacks on Nuclear Plants, Skyscrapers, Football Stadiums By Hamza Hendawi Associated Press Writer Published: Feb 2, 2002 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The instructions are simple but chilling: Attack sites with "high human intensity" like skyscrapers, nuclear plants and football stadiums. Pick targets of "sentimental value" like the Statue of Liberty, Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower. That's some of the advice contained in an al-Qaida training manual aimed at teaching Osama bin Laden's followers the best ways to kill thousands of people and spread fear in the United States and Europe. The 11-volume "Manual of Afghan ...