Al-Qaeda has trained female suicide bombers to attack West, US officials warn

[FarCenter]

Al-Qaeda terror cells have trained a group of female suicide bombers to attack Western targets, US officials have warned.

By Phil Sherwell, in New York and Sean Rayment, Security Correspondent - Published: 8:30PM GMT 23 Jan 2010

The women, who may have a "non Arab" appearance and be travelling on Western passports, have been prepared for their missions by the Yemeni group responsible for the operation to blow up an airliner over the United States on Christmas Day.

Details of the bombers emerged just hours after British spy chiefs raised the UK threat state to "severe" amid fears that al-Qaeda was planning a wave of attacks against western targets.

Terror experts within the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre, a unit of MI5, now believe that an attack against the UK is "highly likely".

US law enforcement agents have been told to be on the lookout for female suicide bombers who may attempt to enter the country.

At least two are believed to be connected to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula which dispatched underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab who tried unsuccessfully to bring down a transatlantic airliner over Detroit.

Richard Clarke, a former chief White House counter terrorism adviser, said: "They have trained women.

"There are others who are still out there who have been trained and who are clean skins – that means people who we do not have a record of, people who may not look like al-Qaeda terrorists, who may not be Arabs, and may not be men."

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Watch out for the exploding Swedish bikini team!!!!!!

[notadmblnd]

1. And I bet we can guess just where she'll hide the bomb.

anyone for a body cavity search?

[FarCenter]

2. How about the nitroglycerine-filled breast implants?

[Xipe Totec]

4. I like the way you think

I'm paranoid by nature, but what scares me the most, is that I may not be paranoid enough.

[uppityperson]

3. You mean that everyone will need to be searched? Not just dark haired/skinned young men?

This part is rather odd, though wondering how accurate the "no fly list" is these days, having read stories about random odd people being on it (like some kid).

It has also emerged that two male Arab nationals were refused permission to board planes from Heathrow Airport to the United States earlier this month after their names appeared on a US "no fly list".

The first incident happened last Saturday when British officials refused to allow an Egyptian man permission to fly on American Airlines flight 113 from Heathrow to Miami. The following day a Saudi Arabian passenger was stopped from boarding United Airlines flight 929 to Chicago. Officials said the man was sent back to Saudi Arabia by British immigration officials.

Both men were denied permission to board the US-bound flights after their names were "flagged" as being linked to potential Islamist terror groups.

Washington officials said the men were part of a surge of people named on its "no fly" list who have attempted to board flights to or in the US in recent days.

[GreenStormCloud]

5. What does Islamic Paradise offer to female jihadists?

Guys get offered 72 virgins that regain their virginity as soon as they the guy deflowers them, and his erection never goes down - forever. And the virgins are real hotties.

I have never heard at all what Islamic Paradise offers to women. I do know that it describes Hell as being mainly populated by women.

[FarCenter]

6. Perhaps female jihadis go straight to hell, and don't have to submit to the male jihadis?

[Kaleva]

8. They get a ShamWow

[howard112211]

9. Some talk show host once suggested "72 gay hairdressers"

[dipsydoodle]

7. a "non Arab" appearance

so's they don't have to worry about whether or not "my bomb looks big in this burka"