Two men of Syrian origin caught in Geneva with explosives

With terrorists surfacing in the most unexpected of places, it is becoming a major problem for security agencies to tackle this new and growing menace. Two people of Syrian origin had been arrested in Geneva - it is suspected that the duo was transporting 'explosives and toxic gases'. This was revealed as a part of a probe into a terror threat.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 12 December 2015.

Both of them are accused of the 'manufacture, concealment and transport of explosives and toxic gases' as informed by the office of the federal prosecutor's office.
Moreover, they are also under suspicion of violating Swiss law prohibiting 'groups like Al-Qaeda, Islamic State and similar organizations'. The arrest happened in the Geneva region and the police have confirmed about finding traces of explosives inside the car.
The western city has remained on high alert as a result of increased jihadist threat in Switzerland. The Geneva region has raised its alert level to three on a five-point scale following fears of a potential terror attack. Armed police were deployed at sensitive locations across the city, which is home to the UN's European headquarters.
Incidentally, Geneva is almost entirely enclosed by France, a country still reeling from the jihadist attacks that left 130 people dead in Paris last month.

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The Swiss police are searching for four terror suspects and the national security alert level has been raised as guards, armed with with MP5 sub-machine guns, have been stationed at the entry points to the United Nations complex in Geneva.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 10 December 2015.

The Swiss federal police do not have any information linking suspects to the deadly attacks in Paris last month in which 130 people were killed. But, Swiss federal authorities have tipped-off the officers. The department of security has indicated that the Geneva police, on the basis of this information, have increased their level of vigilance and reinforced the number of police agents on the ground.
Geneva is located more than 250 miles southeast of Paris and the police in Belgium and elsewhere have been on the lookout of one suspect who had rented a car which was used to carry the gunmen to the Bataclan theater in Paris. The Brussels-based suspect, who is believed to be the brother of one of the suicide bombers, is thought to have fled Paris on the night of the massacres. The third gunman who was involved in the attack on the music hall has also been identified as a 23-year-old man from Strasbourg.

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#warcriminals #syrianconflict #ISIS #alnusra #FSA UN is worried about the spate of atrocities committed in Syria by both the people in power and those in the opposition and has complied a list of persons who could fall in the category of war criminals as reported in bbc.com dated 20 February 2015.
The list has been compiled by investigators of United Nations and, as per diplomatic sources, it runs into 5 lists with roughly 40 names in each list. The names include people belonging to the forces of President Bashar al-Assad as well as people belonging to Free Syrian Army FSA, Islamic State, al-Nusra affiliates etcetera – these persons are suspected of having committed war crimes in Syria.
In case the UN does release the list, it would be a departure from present procedures because, there is a long-held policy of not naming alleged war criminals in the Syrian conflict. However, the investigators feel that there had been an "exponential rise" in atrocities committed in Syria with more than 220,000 people killed in the course of the four-year civil conflict.
The investigators - from the UN's Commission for Inquiry on Syria - said they had prepared five lists of names including "a variety of perpetrators from different groups".
The Syrian government has carried out innumerable air strikes on rebel-held territory throughout the conflict, and has been accused by human rights organizations of killing thousands of innocent civilians in the process. The making public of the list could coincide with the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on 17 March.

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It is understood that the Tripoli branch of Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility, the Site Intelligence monitoring group said.
The attack included a car bombing and, Mahmoud Hamza, commander of the Special Deterrent Force, has indicated that the situation was under control. He could not, however, confirm the whereabouts of the gunmen.
There were rumors about hostages being taken but that has not been confirmed. Two commercial landmark towers located behind the hotel were evacuated due to security concerns.
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