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Wednesday, September 12, 2001

Here's this morning's latest news[click on the word 'news']

This is what the world thinks of it..
GLOBAL RESPONSE
Around the globe, governments scrambled to respond:
China increased security around U.S. diplomatic buildings. According to China’s Foreign Trade Ministry, China had 14 companies with offices in the trade center buildings.
Israel sealed its land borders with Jordan and Egypt until further notice.
Japan’s intelligence authorities joined forces with U.S. counterparts in trying to identify those responsible for Tuesday’s attacks, a Japanese intelligence source said Wednesday. The source said Japanese intelligence officials were investigating whether there was any link between Tuesday’s attacks and unconfirmed information that the U.S. embassy in Tokyo had received last week of a possible terrorist attack.
India said it stood ready to cooperate with the United States in tracking down the attackers.
European Union foreign ministers announced plans to offer moral support and practical help to the United States at an emergency meeting called on Wednesday.
The head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, in a rare public comment, said his service was working closely with agencies in the United States, Europe and the Middle East to prevent new terror attacks.

ARAB WORLD SHOCKED
Across the Arab world, there was shock and disbelief at the sheer scope of the horror. Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak condemned the attacks as “horrific beyond imagination” and offered to help in any way. “Egypt firmly and strongly condemns such attacks on civilians and soldiers that led to the deaths of a large number of innocent victims,” Mubarak said in remarks aired on national television.
Though sentiment in Iraq was mixed, Mohammed al-Douri, Iraq’s ambassador to the United Nations, described the attack as a “very grave, horrible action.” In an interview with NBC, al-Douri said, “no one will accept such a horrible act, no one [is] in favor of that kind of action.”
Al-Douri called on the United States not to act hastily in exacting revenge. “Wait and know who is behind it before taking action that could be wrong,” he said.
In Turkey, a key ally of the United States in the region, the mood on the streets was somber and fearful, as groups gathered around TV sets in small shops to watch non-stop coverage of the disaster.
MSNBC’s Sue Lackey reported that the streets in Istanbul were filled with tourists and college students, some quietly crying as the news spread.
An overwhelmingly Islamic nation, Turkey is home to Incirlik Air Base, a joint operation between the American and Turkish military. Fighter planes routinely take off from Turkey to fly sorties in Iraq, and there is a long history of co-operation with Washington.
Many Turks stopped Americans in the street to sympathize and express concern for their families.
“This is not Islam,” said a carpet seller, pointing to the scenes of the collapsing trade tower, played over and over again. “If my son did this thing, I would be ashamed.”
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MSNBC’s Sue Lackey in Istanbul, NBC’s Martin Fletcher in Tel Aviv, Thomas Bonifield in Moscow, Andy Eckardt in Berlin and Linda Fasulo at the U.N.; The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.



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