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November 4 2001
TERRORISM
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By the book: the Encyclopaedia of Jihad is believed to have been the
training manual used by Muslim suicide bombers in their attack on
New York's World Trade Center
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF TERROR: Revealed: the bloody pages of Al-Qaeda's
killing manual
Nick Fielding
A UNIQUE manual for Islamic terrorists,
Deadly advice: the book, cribbed from manuals given to secret
services throughout the world, covers everythign from assassination
tactics to picking civilian terror targets
Tobacco pipe booby trap
Simple household items used to make a nail bomb
A bomb concealed in the lock mechanism of a door
Diagram of a suspension bridge, showing where to lay charges
A deadly exploding cigarette
detailing every aspect of how to fight a guerrilla war, from biochemical attacks to
finding the fatal pressure point during hand-to-hand combat, has been obtained by
western intelligence agencies.
The 7,000-page guide - entitled Encyclopaedia of Jihad - provides an insight into how
terrorists from Osama Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network operate in both urban environments
and on the battlefield.
Filling 11 volumes and circulated both in book form and on CD-Rom to terrorist
instructors, it offers guidance on how to inject frozen food with biochemical agents
to create mass panic, rig up a door lock to explode when
the handle is turned, and bring down a plane with a missile.
"This is an amazing document," said Roland Jacquard, head of the World Terrorism
Observatory in Paris. "It gives us a very clear idea of what we are up against with
Al-Qaeda and Bin Laden's followers throughout the world.
"
The encyclopaedia - extracts of which have been obtained by The Sunday Times - is
dedicated to Bin Laden and Abdullah Azzam, a charismatic preacher who was a formative
influence on the Saudi terrorist. It distils the expe
rience of 10 years of guerrilla fighting against the Russians in Afghanistan and draws
on stolen CIA and special services' handbooks.
The most chilling volume is the 11th, which deals with bioterrorism, which is on a
separate CD-Rom. It explains how to disperse potentially lethal organisms and poisons,
ranging from botulism and viral infections to anth
rax and ricin, the highly toxic chemical used on the tip of an umbrella by a Bulgarian
secret service agent to kill the dissident Georgy Markov in London in 1978.
It details targets such as water and food supplies, and advocates maximising public
panic by poisoning medicine, thereby jeopardising treatment of the sick and injured.
Sources of biological material include a list of cou
ntries that produce anthrax and a training camp in Pakistan where toxins are
manufactured.
The encyclopaedia was found in 1999 in the home of Khalil Deek when he was arrested in
connection with an alleged plot to bomb Jordan's main airport in the capital, Amman,
on the eve of the millennium.
A university educated computer expert, Deek, who was born in the Israeli-occupied
territories, had spent two years in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he told people he was
compiling a CD-Rom on the writings of a well-known Musl
im preacher.
Though he denied being part of the Al-Qaeda network, he shared a bank account with Abu
Zubaydah, often described as Bin Laden's chief-of-staff.
Despite his connections, Deek was released by the Jordanian authorities in May this
year after 17 months in prison. Officials said there was insufficient evidence to
charge him, though it is known that he helped to deciph
er Al-Qaeda computer codes for investigators.
Khalil Deek: owned manual
Each of the 10 volumes of the main encylopaedia carries a picture showing a belt-fed
machinegun standing in a window next to a copy of the Koran. One, on security and
intelligence, shows the long-term planning involved in
operations, with "sleeper" cells set up years in advance. "The mujahed should be
young, so he can start the mission 10 years before the start of the jihad," it states.
Surveillance of potential targets - with video cameras, still cameras and
mini-microphones - is critical. And targets should be chosen to put pressure on the
country to "stop it intervening or creating an obstacle to the
jihad", according to Jacquard. They include:
Symbolic targets, such as the Statue of Liberty in New York or the Eiffel Tower in
Paris, where attacks would cause psychological damage but would be largely victimless;
Key infrastructure, such as nuclear power stations, skyscrapers, ports and train
stations;
Human targets, including stadiums where large numbers of people congregate and,
particularly in Arabic countries, influential public figures.
The construction of booby- trapped explosive devices that would not be out of place in
a James Bond film is explained in minute detail. One page, from the volume on
explosives, shows how to turn a packet of cigarettes int
o a bomb.
"Steel plates with electric current are placed on the interior walls of the pack so
that when the pack is pressed (such as being stepped on), the plates touch each other
and therefore the electric circuit is complete," it
states.
"This system is normally used in an empty pack thrown in front of the house where the
targeted person lives, or just to create chaos in a particular area."
It goes on to detail how individual cigarettes can be primed with explosives as well
as cigarette lighters, mattresses, chairs and even chocolate bars, toothpaste tubes
and hairbrushes.
Bin Laden appears on Al-Jazeera TV yesterday against a sacking backdrop to stop
geology revealing his whereabouts
Another page shows how an envelope can be booby-trapped with a slim lead of C4
explosive, a desk drawer sprung to explode when it is opened, and a barbecue or
fireplace prepared to set off a hidden bomb when the fuel is l
it.
A carefully drawn picture of a motorcycle helmet shows how it can be lined with
explosive, then remotely controlled to blow up when the intended victim puts it on.
One section shows how to turn cameras into bombs. It was the method used to kill Ahmed
Shah Masood, the leading Afghanistan opposition commander, two days before the
September 11 attacks.
Two Arabs posing as television journalists exploded the bomb in their camera when they
interviewed him. The blast killed Masood and one of the terrorists. The other was shot
by Masood's bodyguards.
Besides analysing how Semtex can be used, the encyclopaedia contains instructions on
the ingredients needed to make explosives, including innocuous substances bought from
supermarkets.
It begins with the basic chemical compounds and then lays out the exact quantities to
be combined. One suggestion even includes Nescafé coffee and sugar. "It is clearly the
work of someone who is very familiar with chemis
try," said one anti-terrorist expert. "It might be hard for a guerrilla in the field
to follow the detailed instructions, but they are very accurate."
Each volume is comprehensive. In discussing timers, the section on explosives ranges
from complex loop, tremor and tilting switches to cruder versions that can be made
from mousetraps, clothes pegs or light switches.
Unlike other Islamic terrorist manuals, previously revealed in court papers, there is
little religious direction in the encyclopaedia. Everything is presented factually,
almost every page carries a diagram.
At least four of the chapters are devoted to the military, from showing how to create
an assault gun in a field forge from metal scavenged from the battlefield to mounting
an attack on combat vehicles.
Another section covers first aid, including how to prevent blood loss from wounds.
Alongside are further diagrams demonstrating how to kill an opponent by pinching
pressure points on the back of the neck and the windpipe
.
The book outlines how bridges can be blown up using conventional military explosives.
Last week America was put on high alert over the possibility of attacks on bridges
such as the Golden Gate in San Francisco.
Other volumes teach typography, map reading and how to use the stars to work out your
location. The importance of propaganda and misinformation is outlined, telling
operatives of plans to "penetrate certain Arabic papers
and also western ones". The aim is to sow trouble and confusion by spreading false
rumours.
The sophistication of some parts of the manual has alarmed intelligence agencies,
which have asked counter-terrorism experts given access to the document not to discuss
or release key elements, particularly on bioterroris
m.
Jacquard believes the document charts how Islamic terrorism has developed over the
past decade, expanding beyond conventional, low-technology forms of attack. There are
now different types of terrorist. "The first is psyc
hologically and intellectually weak and is used to stage such 'classic' attacks as car
bombings, hijackings and kidnappings," he said.
"Recruits who fit a second, stronger profile are referred to as God's Brigade by those
returning from Afghan training camps and are destined for operations such as suicide
attacks and bioterrorism."
Next page: Victim may hold vital anthrax clue
Next: Victim may hold vital anthrax clue
Copyright 2001 Times Newspapers Ltd
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