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| Police say Hong Kong harbor is secure after Islamic terror threat |
| 2004-07-12 |
| Hong Kong police responded Sunday to a terrorist threat on an Islamic Web site, saying security standards were high for ships using the city's ports. A group calling itself the Supreme Headquarters of Armed Islamic Warriors in Iraq posted an article online threatening to attack ships from Hong Kong, the United States, the Netherlands and South Korea, the South China Morning Post reported Monday. "Shipping companies which carry military supplies to Americans that are used to attack Islamic warriors will be our target," the group reportedly said on the Arabic site. Hong Kong Police Commissioner Dick Lee said that maritime security had improved since the International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities took effect on July 1. He said the marine department had a radar system to monitor the movement of vessels within Hong Kong waters, and that plans were underway to replace big police patrol boats with smaller, more efficient vessels. New technologies including thermal imaging systems were being introduced as well, Lee said. In April, U.S. FBI Director Robert Mueller warned that Hong Kong and other commercial ports could be targeted by terrorists. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |