https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/terrorism/ Terrorism News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-04-19T08:26:23+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dusitd2-nairobi-attacked-by-al-shabab-militants/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dusitd2-nairobi-attacked-by-al-shabab-militants/ At least 14 people have been killed following an attack on the dusitD2 hotel complex in Kenyan capital Nairobi. Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta said the attackers, believed to be from Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab, had now been “eliminated”.  Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:56:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/nyc-company-city-remains-safe-following-latest-attack/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/nyc-company-city-remains-safe-following-latest-attack/ NYC & Company president Fred Dixon has said the city remains safe following the deadliest terrorist incident in the US tourism capital since the September 11th attacks in 2001. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:02:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/manchester-terror-attack-kills-19-injures-dozens/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/manchester-terror-attack-kills-19-injures-dozens/ As many as twenty two people have been killed and dozens injured following a suspected terrorist attack in Manchester. An explosion rocked the Manchester Arena at 22:35 on Monday evening following a concert by US singer Ariana Grande. Tue, 23 May 2017 05:26:56 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/suspect-shot-at-louvre-paris/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/suspect-shot-at-louvre-paris/ Parisian security officials have launched a major security operation after an incident at the Louvre. A French soldier on guard at the museum opened fire on a suspected attacker. Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:40:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hijacked-plane-lands-in-malta/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hijacked-plane-lands-in-malta/ Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat has confirmed all 111 passengers and all seven members of crew have been released from an Afriqiyah Airways flight hijacked earlier. The Airbus A320 was diverted and forced to land at Malta International Airport at 11:32 local time. Fri, 23 Dec 2016 11:20:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lorry-driven-into-christmas-market-in-berlin-leaves-12-dead1/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lorry-driven-into-christmas-market-in-berlin-leaves-12-dead1/ A “probable terrorist attack” in German capital Berlin has left 12 people dead and a further 48 injured. A suspect is believed to have deliberately driven a lorry into a crowded Christmas market in the centre of the city. The driver of the lorry has been detained, with reports suggesting he is an Afghan or Pakistani asylum seeker. Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:26:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jordan-tourism-board-urges-calm-following-terror-attack/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/jordan-tourism-board-urges-calm-following-terror-attack/ Abed Al Razzaq Arabiyat, the managing director of the Jordan Tourism Board, has counselled tour groups are still running as scheduled following a terror attack in the country over the weekend. “Visitors continue to fly into our airports and we do not expect this incident to affect the tourism sector as Jordan remains to be an oasis of calm in a turbulent region,” said Arabiyat. Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:59:30 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/terror-attached-in-ataturk-airport-turkey/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/terror-attached-in-ataturk-airport-turkey/ A total of 41 people are now known to have died during a suicide bomb attack on Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. Some 13 of those killed are believed to be foreign nationals, while a further 239 people were injured in the attack. Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance late on Tuesday evening. Tue, 28 Jun 2016 21:04:23 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brussels-airport-set-to-reopen-following-terror-attacks/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brussels-airport-set-to-reopen-following-terror-attacks/ Zaventem airport in Brussels is expected to reopen this evening as emergency repairs are completed. The airport has been closed since March 22nd when two suicide bombers detonated explosives in the departures hall. The airport is expected to operate at around 20 per cent of capacity when it reopens. Fri, 01 Apr 2016 07:48:17 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hijacked-egyptair-plane-lands-in-cyprus/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/hijacked-egyptair-plane-lands-in-cyprus/ The hijacking of an EgyptAir flight forced to land at Larnaca airport in Cyprus has ended peacefully with all hostages released and the hijacker surrendering. A number of passengers and crew had earlier been freed from a hijacked plane has sat on the runway at the airport. Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:37:46 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/casualties-reported-following-explosion-at-brussels-airport/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/casualties-reported-following-explosion-at-brussels-airport/ Belgian prime minister Charles Michel has said “many” people are feared dead following a series of explosions in the capital Brussels. Two explosions struck Zaventem airport on the outskirts of the city early this morning, with a third following an hour later at the Maalbeek metro station. Tue, 22 Mar 2016 08:17:11 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gunmen-attack-tourist-hotels-in-grand-bassam-cote-divoire/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gunmen-attack-tourist-hotels-in-grand-bassam-cote-divoire/ As many as two dozen people have been killed in Grand Bassam, a coastal city in Côte d’Ivoire. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for the attacks, with centred on three hotels in the Grand Bassam beach resort area. Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara confirmed two special forces soldiers died during the assault, along with as many as 22 tourists. Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:25:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gunmen-take-hostages-at-radisson-blu-hotel-in-mali/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gunmen-take-hostages-at-radisson-blu-hotel-in-mali/ Special forces have stormed a hotel in Malian capital Bamako in an attempt to end a siege by gunmen. As many as ten attackers are holding 170 people hostage at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the city. The property is popular with international business travellers, flight crews and Malian visitors. Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:03:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arrests-following-tunisia-terror-attack/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arrests-following-tunisia-terror-attack/ Tunisian security forces have arrested 12 suspects following a terrorist attack in the resort town of Sousse on Friday. Officials said they were still hunting for two people, both of whom are suspected of having trained in Libya with the gunman who killed 38 people. Thu, 02 Jul 2015 10:41:26 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-killed-in-tunisia-beach-resort-attack/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/brits-killed-in-tunisia-beach-resort-attack/ The ‘majority’ of the 38 people killed in an attack on the Hotel Imperial Marhaba in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse were British, the country’s prime minister Habib Essid has revealed. Sat, 27 Jun 2015 10:41:36 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/death-toll-rises-in-tunis-terror-attack/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/death-toll-rises-in-tunis-terror-attack/ At least 18 tourists are now believed to have been killed following an attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, capital of Tunisia. Both gunmen were also killed in the incident, along with three Tunisians, with a policeman among them. Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:53:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-aviation-on-high-alert-over-potential-threats/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-aviation-on-high-alert-over-potential-threats/ Security at airports with direct flights to the United States has been tightened in response to a “credible threat” to aviation. The move includes some airports in the United Kingdom, with transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin confirming measures had been put in place to protect the public. Thu, 03 Jul 2014 09:42:20 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/terror-arrests-at-london-heathrow-airport/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/terror-arrests-at-london-heathrow-airport/ Officials at the Metropolitan Police have confirmed two people have been arrested at London Heathrow Airport on suspicion of committing terrorism offences. A man and a woman, both 26-years-of-age, were arrested yesterday evening after arriving at the airport. Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:05:37 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-underwear-bomb-threat-foiled/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-underwear-bomb-threat-foiled/ A new threat by Al-Qaeda to blow up a plane that was bound for the US using an ‘underwear bomb’ has been foiled, according to reports. Tue, 08 May 2012 13:22:39 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-states-issues-sanctions-against-mahan-air/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-states-issues-sanctions-against-mahan-air/ Officials at the United States department of treasury have imposed sanctions against Mahan Air amid allegations of its support for the Quds Force, an elite division of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Tehran-based commercial carrier is also accused of offering support to the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:57:07 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/underwear-bomber-umar-farouk-abdulmutallab-changes-plea-to-guilty/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/underwear-bomber-umar-farouk-abdulmutallab-changes-plea-to-guilty/ Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian national accused of attempting to bomb a United States bound flight on Christmas Day 2009, has changed his plea to guilty. Abdulmutallab is presently on trail in Detroit after attempting to sneak plastic explosives - hidden in his underwear - onto Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in Amsterdam. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:31:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-states-remembers-9-11-dead/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-states-remembers-9-11-dead/ A series of memorials are underway in the United States as the country remembers those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Events are taking place at the four sites struck by hijacked planes in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:31:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wttc-calls-on-governments-to-reduce-visa-controls/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/wttc-calls-on-governments-to-reduce-visa-controls/ On the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling on governments to adopt smarter visa and border security policies to promote travel and tourism as a driver of jobs and economic growth. After the 9/11 incident the security of air transport for both passengers and freight has been transformed and visa regulations heightened. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:24:13 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/nine-dead-following-delhi-bomb-attack/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/nine-dead-following-delhi-bomb-attack/ As many as ten people have been killed in New Delhi following a bomb attack on the Indian High Court. A further 61 people are believed to have been injured in what Indian prime minister Manmhan Singh branded a “cowardly act”. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:13:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/suicide-bombers-target-kabul-intercontinental-hotel/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/suicide-bombers-target-kabul-intercontinental-hotel/ Nato helicopters were called in to kill three militants to end a five-hour clash at a top hotel in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The attack on the Kabul Intercontinental Hotel left two police officers, eight civilians and three other attackers dead. Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:47:10 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-apologies-for-reintroducing-9-11-flight-numbers/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/united-apologies-for-reintroducing-9-11-flight-numbers/ United Airlines has issued an apology after “inadvertently” reintroducing flights numbered 93 and 175 – the same as those involved in the 9/11 terror attacks. Thu, 19 May 2011 15:12:01 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/al-qaeda-confirms-bin-ladens-death/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/al-qaeda-confirms-bin-ladens-death/ Al Qaeda has confirmed the death of its leader Osama Bin Laden, according to a statement attributed to the group which was posted on jihadist internet forums. The statement said his blood would not be “wasted” and that al-Qaeda would continue attacking the US and allies. Fri, 06 May 2011 23:10:31 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/three-arrested-over-tourist-bombing-in-marrakech/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/three-arrested-over-tourist-bombing-in-marrakech/ Three Moroccan men have been arrested in connection with the bombing of a popular tourist cafe in Marrakech. The suspects are reported to be “loyal” to al Qaeda, according to Moroccan police. The attack last week in the famous Djemaa el-Fna Square left 16 people dead including 11 foreigners. Fri, 06 May 2011 21:01:47 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bin-laden-was-planning-us-rail-attack-to-mark-september-11-anniversary/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/bin-laden-was-planning-us-rail-attack-to-mark-september-11-anniversary/ New intelligence from Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan has revealed that Al Qaeda had considered targeting the US rail network on 11 September 2011 to mark the 10th anniversary of the original 9-11 attacks. It has also emerged that Bin Ladin continued to run Al Qaeda, and wasn’t merely the inspirational figurehead of the terror group. Fri, 06 May 2011 21:00:22 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-issues-travel-warning-following-bin-laden-death/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-issues-travel-warning-following-bin-laden-death/ Officials at the US Department of State have issued a warning to citizens living abroad of an increased risk of violence following the death of Osama bin Laden. US citizens are “strongly urged” to limit travel outside of their homes and hotels and avoid mass gatherings and demonstrations in areas of known unrest. Mon, 02 May 2011 16:36:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/global-leaders-react-to-osama-bin-ladens-death/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/global-leaders-react-to-osama-bin-ladens-death/ Reactions from global leaders have flooded in following news of the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Read the thoughts of governments including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Germany, Britain, Yemen, Turkey and Israel. Mon, 02 May 2011 10:17:44 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/marrakesh-bomb-victim-named/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/marrakesh-bomb-victim-named/ The British man who was killed in the Marrakesh bomb on Thursday has been named as Peter Moss. The 59-year-old father of two from London was among 16 people killed when a remote controlled device was detonated in the Argana café in the popular Jamaa el-Fnaa square at midday. Sun, 01 May 2011 13:19:56 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/profiling-to-improve-airport-security/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/profiling-to-improve-airport-security/ An airline pilot or a celebrity should face less stringent security checks than a Yemeni student, according the chairman of British Airways. Sir Martin Broughton also called for the introduction of a “security light” lane for more trusted flyers. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:15:17 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/fake-bomb-again-exposes-security-flaws/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/fake-bomb-again-exposes-security-flaws/ British officials have launched an investigation into how a fake bomb was transported from the UK to Turkey without detection. The developments come just weeks ahead of the Royal Wedding and five months after a bomb disguised as an ink cartridge was found on a UPS cargo plane at East Midlands Airport. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:33:41 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ba-engineer-sentenced-for-30-years-for-plotting-al-qaeda-attacks/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ba-engineer-sentenced-for-30-years-for-plotting-al-qaeda-attacks/ A former British Airways software engineer has been jailed for 30 years for plotting to blow up a plane. Rajib Karim, 31, from Newcastle, used his role at the airline’s offices in Newcastle upon Tyne and at Heathrow airport to pass on sensitive information to an al-Qaeda preacher based in Yemen to target BA’s flights in the US. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:24:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/heathrow-terminal-5-briefly-closed-following-terror-alert/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/heathrow-terminal-5-briefly-closed-following-terror-alert/ Passengers were briefly evacuated from areas of London Heathrow Terminal 5 earlier following a suspected terror alert. A suspect package was located at the airport, with Metropolitan Police subsequently sealing off parts of the Terminal building. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:49:03 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lockerbie-bomber-close-to-death/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/lockerbie-bomber-close-to-death/ Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is terminally ill with just days to live according to the latest reports from his family in Libya. The Lockerbie bomber is on a life support machine and is unable to speak having fallen into a coma some weeks ago. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:22:40 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/baywatch-babe-outraged-over-full-body-scan/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/baywatch-babe-outraged-over-full-body-scan/ Former Baywatch actress Donna D’Errico has accused airport security for singling her out for a full body scan because of her looks. The former Playboy Playmate, says she was humiliated and “outraged” by a security guard at Los Angeles Airport who “smirked” after she was ordered to undergo the search. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:03:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/reichstag-cupola-closed-to-tourists-following-alert/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/reichstag-cupola-closed-to-tourists-following-alert/ Tourist visits to the Reichstag cupola in Berlin are to be suspended as security fears grow in Germany. Last week security officials in the country warned of an impending Al-Qa’ida attack, subsequently raising the terror alert level. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:39:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-berlin-bomb-was-fake-germany-confirms/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/air-berlin-bomb-was-fake-germany-confirms/ A suspect device discovered on an Air Berlin flight from Namibia to Germany was a dummy used to test security officials in Germany have confirmed. At a press conference earlier today German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere explained the device was a “real-test suitcase” designed to analyse security. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:57:50 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/health-risk-of-body-scanners-more-likely-to-kill-than-terrorist-bomb/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/health-risk-of-body-scanners-more-likely-to-kill-than-terrorist-bomb/ Airplane passengers are statistically as likely to be killed by full-body scanner as a terrorist’s bomb, according to a leading US scientist. Peter Rez, from Arizona State University, said the probability of dying from radiation from a body scanner and that of being killed in a terror attack are both about one in 30 million. Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:41:49 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ticking-bomb-found-on-air-berlin-flight-from-namibia/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ticking-bomb-found-on-air-berlin-flight-from-namibia/ A suspected bomb with a running clock has been found on an Air Berlin flight from Namibia to Germany. Namibian police intercepted the suspicious object with a detonator and a running clock found in luggage. The discovery follows yesterday’s tip-off that a planned terror attack against Germany was being planned for the end of this month. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:57:52 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/parcel-bombs-just-minutes-from-explosion/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/parcel-bombs-just-minutes-from-explosion/ French interior minister Brice Hortefeux has said one of the two parcel bombs discovered on Friday was just 17 minutes from exploding. Two packages were sent from Yemen, with one intercepted in Dubai before the other was discovered at East Midlands Airport in the United Kingdom. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:06:21 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/iata-warns-against-knee-jerk-terror-reaction/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/iata-warns-against-knee-jerk-terror-reaction/ Officials at the International Air Transport Association have warned governments around the world not to act unilaterally, as the trade body seeks to minimise the fall out from the Yemeni bomb plot. “Effective solutions are not developed unilaterally or in haste,” said director general Giovanni Bisignani. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:46:33 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uk-implements-passenger-vetting-after-cargo-bomb-plot/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uk-implements-passenger-vetting-after-cargo-bomb-plot/ Passenger vetting is to be introduced on all flights to and from the UK in the wake of last Friday’s attempted terror attack. Home secretary Theresa May confirmed universal pre-departure checks will now include a “no-fly list” for terrorist suspects, as well as a longer list of people who will require extra vetting before they are allowed to fly. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:45:58 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-hunts-saudi-extremists-over-bomb-plot/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/us-hunts-saudi-extremists-over-bomb-plot/ Security officials in the United States have identified Saudi-born extremist Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri in connection with a failed attempt to fly bombs on cargo planes. Considered one of al-Qaida’s most radical adherents, al-Asiri is also believed to be behind the 2009 Christmas Day plot which saw Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab board a passenger aircraft with a bomb in his body cavity. Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:11:00 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arrest-made-in-yemeni-bomb-plot/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/arrest-made-in-yemeni-bomb-plot/ A female medical student has been arrested in Yemen in connection with a suspected terrorist attack on the United States. Security forces in the Middle Eastern state swooped earlier today, making an arrest at a house in the capital, Sanaa. Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:06:05 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/france-on-high-alert-after-al-qaeda-warning/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/france-on-high-alert-after-al-qaeda-warning/ French security forces are on high-alert this morning following information from Saudi Arabia suggesting al-Qaeda is preparing an imminent attack on the country. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said information from Saudi intelligence agencies suggested Europe and “France in particular” were in danger. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:37:28 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/france-retaliates-following-british-travel-warning/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/france-retaliates-following-british-travel-warning/ French visitors to the United Kingdom have been urged to employ “extreme vigilance” amid growing fears of a terrorist attack in the country. Offering new travel advice to its citizens, the French government warned an attack on British public transport was now “highly likely”. Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:17:13 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/two-men-caught-with-mock-bombs-at-amsterdam-airport/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/two-men-caught-with-mock-bombs-at-amsterdam-airport/ Two men who flew from Chicago to the Netherlands have been held for questioning at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport after US officials raised suspicions over their luggage, prompting speculation they may have been testing security levels at airports. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:42:00 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/further-greek-woe-as-terrorists-threaten-tourism/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/further-greek-woe-as-terrorists-threaten-tourism/ As Greek national finances continue to recover after the financial storm, the tourism industry is coming under fresh pressure from a terrorist group called Sect of Revolutionaries. With strikes also sweeping the country, tour operators have begun cutting prices in a last ditch effort to attract visitors. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:34:47 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/turkey-tourism-on-terror-alert/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/turkey-tourism-on-terror-alert/ Turkey’s tourism industry is on alert following a warning from a Kurdish separatist group that it plans a wave of violence following the collapse of a year-long cease-fire. The PKK has threatened to strike major Turkish cities, including those popular with tourists and businessmen. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:52:35 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uganda-bomb-blasts-kills-64-football-fans/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uganda-bomb-blasts-kills-64-football-fans/ At least 64 football fans were killed whilst watching the World Cup final in a series of co-ordinated explosions in Uganda. The suicide bombers were suspected to be part of the Somalian Islamist group Al-Shabab, which has strong links with Al Qaeda. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:37:54 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eu-trials-onboard-anti-terrorism-technology/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/eu-trials-onboard-anti-terrorism-technology/ The European Union is trialling anti-terrorism technology aimed at detecting suspicious behaviour on board aircraft. The system uses a combination of CCTV, microphones, explosive detectors all linked through a software package that analyses the data. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:26:13 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/pirates-and-terror-top-indo-eu-agenda/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/pirates-and-terror-top-indo-eu-agenda/ Piracy and terrorism topped the agenda of the European Union’s chief diplomat, Catherine Ashton, on her four day visit to India. Ashton said the EU has proposed that India consider working closer with the 10-nation Atalanta flotilla or the NATO fleet fighting pirates off Somalia. “These have rotating command structures at different levels,” she said and said India could consider being part of such a system. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:48:07 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/anti-terror-court-convicts-5-americans-pakistan/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/anti-terror-court-convicts-5-americans-pakistan/ Five American men were convicted Thursday on terror charges by a Pakistani court and sentenced to 10 years in prison in a case that has heightened concerns about Westerners traveling to Pakistan to contact al-Qaida and other Islamist extremist groups. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:43:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dhs-performs-100-percent-watchlist-matching-for-domestic-flights/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dhs-performs-100-percent-watchlist-matching-for-domestic-flights/ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that 100 percent of passengers traveling within the United States and its territories are now being checked against terrorist watchlists through the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Secure Flight program—a major step in fulfilling a key 9/11 Commission recommendation. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:37:27 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2393/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/btn2393/ The following web site has emergency and airline information telephone numbers and some useful links: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:00:11 +0000