Suspected Madrid bombers die in suicide blast A Tunisian man the Spanish believed to be responsible for the train bombings in Madrid was among five suspects killed when they blew themselves up in the Madrid suburb of Leganes rather than submit to arrest. One police officer was killed, 11 injured.
British stop chemical bomb plot Security officials said they uncovered a plan to build a chemical bomb capable of creating a toxic cloud of osmium tetroxide that would choke people to death.
Two more arrested in Spain The suspects detained in connection with the Madrid bombings were both Moroccans and provisionally charged with terrorism offences.
Suicide terrorists planned second attack in Madrid The suspects who died in the suicide blast of April 5 planned another major attack in Madrid, possibly during Easter celebrations, possibly at a large mall.
Condoleezza Rice testifies at 911 Commission Appearing confident after being pressured into appearing before the commission, she answered questions for almost 3 hours. Saying President Bush was tired of "swatting flies", Dr. Rice made no apologies for her handling of the terrorist threats in the summer leading up to the attack, leaving some 911 families unsatisfied. She had several "battles" with 2 democratic commissioners with her tendency to give long answers to direct questions.
Major attack stopped in Jordan Jordan's King Abdullah said a terrorist plot involving 3 trucks filled with explosives destined for government buildings, hotels and the US embassy would have killed thousands and was thwarted by Jordanian intelligence. They blame "fundamentalists".
Bin Laden offers Europe a truce A tape aired by Al-Jazeera of a man claiming to be Osama Bin Laden has offered European countries a truce if they pull their troops out of all Muslim countries. Britain reacted first, rejecting the offer.
US evacuates diplomats from Saudi Arabia The US ordered the evacuation of most US diplomats, US family dependents and "strongly urged" all American citizens to leave. The decision comes after "credible and specific" intelligence about terrorist attacks.
Four killed, scores wounded in Riyadh explosions According to Saudi security officials the explosion resulted from two car-bombs next to the building of the general security headquarters.
Jordan stops chemical attack Jordanian officials said they foiled an Al-Qaeda chemical bomb plot against the Jordanian intelligence services. The goal was to use trucks packed with 20 tons of explosives. They say the attack could have killed thousands. Critics in the region are beginning to believe that Jordan is exagerating recent plots to justify its security policies.
Al-Qaeda denies involvment in Jordan Chemical bomb plot An audiotape reportedly from al-Qaida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi denied planning a chemical attack in Jordan, saying "The chemical and poisonous bomb is a fabrication by the evil Jordanian services."
