The focus on rail transportation comes at a time of great anxiety over the scarcity of resources devoted to repairing americas vulnerable trains, which is advantageous to a group aiming to reestablish maximum relevance. Aug 14, 2017 the new edition of al qaedas online propaganda magazine, known as inspire, calls on its followers to target trains in the us and europe, identifying three methods of attack. The latest issue of inspire focuses mainly on the second means of attack, providing readers with stepbystep instructions for building a train derailment device. Inspire magazine via jihadology al qaeda magazine contains an 18page guide on how to build a tool that could derail trains.
It includes a list of passenger train routes in america, and it urges terrorists to. Amtrak train derails in washington state video abc news. On august th, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula released the 17th issue of inspire magazine featuring instructions from the aqchef, including a simple method for targeting trainsinvolving derailing a train from the railroad by placing an object on the tracks. Alqaeda inspire magazine had targeted the amtrak cascades line for derailments in its august 2017 issue. Are us rail networks secure enough to withstand derailment plots. Dec 19, 2017 alqaedas inspire magazine issue on targeting rail networks inspire is an alqaeda magazine pubished in english in the arabian peninsula aqap. New issue of alqaidah in the arabian peninsulas magazine. The onlineonly magazine primarily aims to reach the terrorist groups western followers, according to american intelligence platform stratfor. A report in politico pointed to the middle east media research institute memri warning a terrorist attack on amtrak trains. The magazine includes intricate diagrams on how to make derailment tools and is filled with statistics detailing the vulnerability of railways and trains. The magazine that helped the tsarnaev brothers pull off the boston marathon bombing while also purporting to teach wannabe jihadis how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom is as your browser does not support javascript you wont be able to use all the features of the website. The magazine then describes a design concept for the homemade derail tool.
In july of this year, al qaedas inspire magazine featured an article on train attacks with a stepbystep, howto manual on derailing trains. In a 2017 issue of alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas magazine also the most recently released issue the cover story was train derailment operations, with a recipe for a derailment tool, an illustrated timeline of devastating derailments in america, and a map of passenger and freight rail lines belonging to amtrak, norfolk southern. Mar 12, 2019 in a 2017 issue of alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas magazine also the most recently released issue the cover story was train derailment operations, with a recipe for a derailment tool, an illustrated timeline of devastating derailments in america, and a map of passenger and freight rail lines belonging to amtrak, norfolk southern. Politico quoted from a memri statement it also lists some of the main passenger train lines across the country, such as the washington dcboston acela express, the amtrak cascades, the empire builder from chicago to the. The latest issue of alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas englishlanguage inspire magazine names amtraks d. Inspire s august issue was dedicated entirely to targeting rail networks in the united states of america and europe, and carried an 18page guide explaining how to build a tool that could easily. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap dedicated the 17th issue of its inspire magazine to train derailment and impacting the transportation sector.
Mowing machine in the 2010 edition of the glossy al qaeda online magazine inspire. Nov 30, 2017 in july of this year, al qaedas inspire magazine featured an article on train attacks with a stepbystep, howto manual on derailing trains. The terrorist group singled out britain, france, and america as targets. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Telegram channel houses inspire magazine issues, incites for attacks. Alqaedas inspire magazine targets us commuter trains with homemade derailment devices the magazine that helped the tsarnaev brothers pull off the boston marathon bombing while also purporting to teach wannabe jihadis how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom is homing in on its next target. Al qaeda has plotted against trains in the west in. Inspire speculates that accurately targeting highspeed trains near mountains, buildings, bridges or tunnels could cause devastating damage when the train derails from the track. How the terror threat to rail has evolved 15 years after. Al qaeda published an entire magazine on how to derail trains. Antifa implicated in deadly amtrak train derailment. Aqap publishes guide for derailing trains in the us. Better call bill warner investigations sarasota florida.
Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released a video promoting the forthcoming release of the 17th issue of its inspire magazine, which will cover train derail operations to cause great destruction to the transportation sector and western economies. Update august 2017the fulllength magazine was released. Aqap dedicates inspire 17 to train derailment economic impact, derail tool construction, u. The magazine that helped the tsarnaev brothers pull off the boston marathon bombing while also purporting to teach wannabe jihadis how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom is homing in on its next target. Train travel is much easier because they have far fewer security protections than airline travel. Al qaeda has plotted against trains in the west in the past. Im probably on the nsa security watch list just for researching this article.
Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail operations. Aqap releases issue 14 of inspire magazine, focuses on lone wolf operations, blacks in america periodicals created. Issue 17 of inspire displays a timeline of train major derailments in america. Aug 14, 2017 train travel is much easier because they have far fewer security protections than airline travel. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail. Al qaedas propaganda magazine inspire calls for train. The editors of inspire say that followers can choose from one of three modes of attack. The magazine supplements the instructions with a list of priority. Al qaeda magazine contains an 18page guide on how to build a tool that could derail trains. The inspire issue details, in photos, the specific types of derailments that jihadists can aim for, including a train coming off the tracks and striking a mountain to attain the desired result. Several small fires were extinguished on scene and the westbound trains conductor sustained injuries. Inadequate planning, insufficient training led to amtrak derailment. Better call bill warner investigations sarasota florida 941.
Washington state amtrak train derailed onto the i5 freeway. Aug 14, 2017 the inspire issue details, in photos, the specific types of derailments that jihadists can aim for, including a train coming off the tracks and striking a mountain to attain the desired result. Alqaedas inspire magazine targets us commuter trains with. Inspire, which first published in 2010, is aqaps first englishlanguage propaganda magazine. Dec 18, 2017 the latest issue of alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas englishlanguage inspire magazine names amtraks d. Aqap publishes guide for derailing trains in the us, europe. Its no longer necessary to use bombing tactics to achieve a masscasualty event. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail operations august 17, 2017 on august th, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula released the 17th issue of inspire magazine featuring instructions from the aqchef, including a simple method for targeting trainsinvolving derailing a train from the railroad by placing an. It has previously issued guides on how to make homemade car bombs or torch parked vehicles, among others. Al qaedas newly released online propaganda magazine inspire featured a cover story under the headline, train derailment operations, in which the group described how to sabotage rail lines, particularly those used by amtrak.
Good morning we are coming on here because theres been a major train derailment south of seattle about forty miles south of seattle amtrak. Earlier this month, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula revealed the latest edition of its inspire propaganda magazine, which contained 18 pages on train derailment operations. The derailment also punctured the fuel tank of the westbound trains lead locomotive resulting in the loss of about 660 gallons of diesel fuel. The issue detailed ways to build a derail tool that would interfere with the trains movement. The 17th edition of aqaps inspire magazine provides a howto guide for building a train derailment device.
The magazine supplements the instructions with a list of priority targets, ranking jewish interests everywhere. Inspire, the al qaeda propaganda magazine, will dedicate its next issue to americas passenger and commuter trains. While the magazine is a clear propaganda publication, the content must be taken seriously as it, unfortunately, inspires terrorist attacks and the methodologies thereof. Aqap dedicates inspire 17 to train derailment economic impact, derail. Inspire magazine includes 17 pages of stepbystep, pictorial instructions to make a derailment tool of rebar, reinforced concrete, rubber and sheet metal to clamp onto a track a suggested 10 minutes before a train is scheduled to pass. And some are asking if the online magazine, inspire printed in english to reach an audience outside the arabic speaking world could have been responsible for the amtrak derailment near seattle yesterday. Are us rail networks secure enough to withstand derailment. For one year the jihadist magazine researches how to derail trains in america.
Object on tracks identified in fatal train derailment. Missed stop signal caused collision, derailment between. The magazine inspire, produced by alqaeda in the arabian peninsula, is showing off homemade devices that can derail a train toby melvillereuters catherine philp, diplomatic correspondent. The magazine then provides an 18page, stepbystep illustrated guide to building a train derailment tool. The new edition of al qaedas online propaganda magazine, known as inspire, calls on its followers to target trains in the us and europe, identifying three methods of attack. Amtrak train cascades line derailed onto i5 freeway outside tacoma washington, alqaeda targeted amtrak cascades line in washington for derailment in august 2017 issue of inspire magazine with a homemade derailment tool. Dec 19, 2017 and some are asking if the online magazine, inspire printed in english to reach an audience outside the arabic speaking world could have been responsible for the amtrak derailment near seattle yesterday.
Congress of the united states congressman donald norcross. An 18page guide to building a derail tool is included in the 97page electronic magazine and signed by the aq chef, a name that has been attached to previous aqap ideas, such as a. The article comes out in july then 4 months later we have a train derailment. Dec 18, 2017 alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap dedicated the 17th issue of its inspire magazine to train derailment and impacting the transportation sector and showed how to derail a train with a device set on the railroad tracks. Al qaeda published an entire magazine on how to derail. Norcross calls for ramped up rail safety to combat. Aug 17, 2017 alqaeda training recruits to target train tracks and cause derailments in west alqaedas latest edition of online magazine has published articles related to building a device that can take a rail off the tracks and can be built without using any electronic tools. The terrorists hail the information as giving simple easy to design tools which will allow a large scope of muslims in the west to be able to implement and apply these methods. This article analyzes inspire magazine issue 17 al qaedas propaganda. Missed stop signal caused collision, derailment between two. Aqap dedicates inspire 17 to train derailment economic. Rail december 20, 2017 two train enthusiasts killed in wash. Norcross calls for ramped up rail safety to combat terrorism. Alqaeda calls for jihadists in the west to derail trains.
While the magazine is a clear propaganda publication, the content must be taken seriously as it, unfortunately, inspires terrorist attacks and the. The online magazine even showed a clip of trains barreling through urban tunnels. Alqaedas inspire magazine targets us commuter trains. This is the most suited condition for a successful train derail operation. They can directly target the train from either inside or from outside, or target the rail itself so as to derail the train, or assault train stations, which are always crowded and cause major interruption towards the transportation system. Alqaeda urges muslims to derail trains in britain and u. Look at a recent issue all about train derailment operations. Aug 18, 2017 the magazine then provides an 18page, stepbystep illustrated guide to building a train derailment tool. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap dedicated the 17th issue of its inspire magazine to train derailment and impacting the transportation sector and showed how to derail a train with a device set on the railroad tracks.
Aug 11, 2017 al qaeda in this june 21, 2017 file photo, a subway train approaches the platform at brooklyns smith street aboveground subway station, in new york. In december 2017, amtrak cascades train 501 derailed on an overpass as it entered a 30mph curve at approximately 78 mph. How the terror threat to rail has evolved 15 years after madrid. An ominous howto for a terrorist attack in america the. Dec 19, 2017 the latest issue of alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas englishlanguage inspire magazine names amtraks d. In the august issue of alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas englishlanguage inspire magazine, amtraks dc to boston acela express and several other specific passenger rail lines in the united states were named as prime targets for their new focus on train derailment operations. Aug 11, 2017 alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released a video promoting the forthcoming release of the 17th issue of its inspire magazine, which will cover train derail operations to cause great destruction to the transportation sector and western economies. Washington state amtrak train derailed onto the i5. After the magazine offers the directions for the derailment tool they write, simple to design. Dec 18, 2017 inspire, which first published in 2010, is aqaps first englishlanguage propaganda magazine. Antifa website deletes post about sabotaging trains after.
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