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Unusual Seismic Activity in Caribbean, Says Expert

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“Port-au-Prince, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Seven quakes have rocked Caribbean islands as of Saturday and another tremor occurred in Haiti this Monday, arising concern among experts about a likely seismic reactivation in the area.

‘For some days we have observed an unusual activity that seems to be linked to the subduction of the Caribbean tectonic plate,’ Saint Lucian seismologist Bruce Kleever told Prensa Latina.

Seven tremors were felt in the British overseas territories in East Caribbean over the weekend, according to the Disaster Management Department of the Virgin Islands.

‘The seisms were of 3.5-4.6 magnitude and could also be felt in Puerto Rico. We’re following closely the situation in the area,’ said Kleever.

A 4.3-magnitude quake rocked southern Haiti early morning today, one year, ten months and two days after the worst seism in the history of this country occurred.

No damages or fatalities have been reported so far, but the people panicked as they relived the nightmare.

According to the expert, the tremor might indicate an area of seismic activity also in the northern Caribbean plate.

For years, the specialists have feared the likelihood of powerful quakes and ensuing tsunamis in the Caribbean because of the existence in the area of important focuses of danger of tectonic movement. One of them is located near Dominica, considered the point with the largest number of potentially active volcanoes in the world.” Read more.

Categories: Earthquakes

Algeria: 900 Mosques and Prayer Halls Closed Because They Were Being Used by Islamic Terrorists

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Well, I hope Eric Holder and Barack Obama don’t catch wind of this. It might offend Muslims if they don’t do something about it, and I’m concerned that after the US breaks off diplomatic ties with Algeria the Obama Administration may then be persuaded to point US marines in a new direction, as long as Mecca isn’t down wind …

“Algiers (AKI) – The Algerian government last week closed around 900 mosques and prayer halls throughout the country because it says they were used for meetings by suspected Islamic terrorists, Algerian newspaper El-Khabar reported on Monday.

Authorities say they Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was particularly active in the places of worship where meetings among militants took place in secret, the report said.

The prayer halls were opened illegally, El-Khabar said, ignoring laws requiring approval by the Ministry of Religious Affairs before they can be opened.

AQIM grew out of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, and has its roots in an Islamist militia involved in the civil war in the 1990s that cost between 150,000 and 200,000 lives.

In recent years it has expanded its activities to include Mali, Niger and Mauritania and is considered by experts to be the most active Al-Qaeda offshoot.” Source – AKI.

Categories: Radical Islam

Kenya Asks Israel: Help Us Fight Al Qaeda

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By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu – “Kenya’s prime minister, visiting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres, asked Israel to help his country get rid of Al Qaeda terrorists.

Kenya’s soldiers have crossed into Somalia to hunt down al-Shabab terrorists, linked with Al Qaeda, in Somalia.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga asked Preisdent Peres Monday to help his security forces in light of Israel’s reputation for knowing how to combat terror. Foreign news agencies noted that Kenya’s request could provoke al-Shabab terrorists, who already have threatened to stage attacks in the capital of Kenya.

The African country, which has a high presence of Israeli businessmen and private security personnel, has accused al Shabab terrorists of being behind several kidnappings in Kenya.

Prime Minister Raila Odinga met with Prime Minister Netanyahu Monday morning ‘in a continuation of the deepening of Israel’s relations with African countries,’ government spokesmen said.

Netanyahu met with the president of Uganda on Sunday and with the South Sudanese president in the United Nations two months ago.” Source – Arutz Sheva.

 

Categories: Radical Islam, Wars and Rumors of War