Intelligence sources say Luai Sakra, a Syrian national, was captured in Turkey as he was preparing for an attack to target Israeli cruse liners. Reports claim that Sakra had information about the al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, and the triple London attacks on July 7. Sakra told Turkish police he sent many people to the United States (US), Britain, Egypt, Syria and Algeria to conduct various terrorist activities. More immediately, however, information found after a fire in an al-Qaeda cell house in Antalya, it was indicated that al-Qaeda was preparing a suicide attack on Israeli cruse ships.
The local police were dispatched to an apartment house rented by al-Qaeda terrorists because of a strong chemical odor. While there, the police found about a ton of explosives, all of which were filled with chemicals used for making detergents.
There were also six false Turkish passports in the apartment. One of the passports had the photo of Sakra, who had been wanted by Besiktas Judiciary Court for being the planner of the double attacks in Istanbul on November 15 and 20, 2004. Sakra was believed to have financed the attacks and also provided the bombing equipment for the attackers.
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