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Battle at Ypres WWI Canadians v Germans - Ypres, a medieval town in Belgium, was taken by the German Army at the beginning of the war. However, by early October, 1914, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was able to recapture the town. The first major German attempt to regain Ypres took place on 15th October. Experienced BEF riflemen held their positions but suffered heavy losses. German attacks took place for the next four weeks but with the arrival of the French Army the line was held. With the weather deteriorating, the Germans decided to abandon the Ypres offensive on the 22nd November. It is estimated that about 135,000 Germans were killed or badly wounded during the offensive. The BEF lost around 75,000 men and was effectively destroyed as a professional army. There were two more major battles at Ypres: 2nd Battle of Ypres (April-May, 1915) and Passchendaele (July-October, 1917). The Second Battle of Ypres, as it is known in British military history, encompassed four battles in the northern sector of the Ypres Salient. The first of these began on 22 April 1915 as a surprise attack by the German 4th Army on the Allied front line. This attack witnessed the first use of a new German weapon on the Western Front: poisonous gas. Its deadly effect was carried on a gentle breeze towards French troops and as a result of its devastating effect on the French the German infantry made a significant advance into Allied territory. During the next four weeks the Allied Forces of Belgium, France and Britain fought to hold off the successful German advance and to regain the ground that had been lost north of Ypres. The fourth battle ended on 25 May 1915.
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Princess Anne (now Princess Royal). 1972. Picture Shows Princess Anne As A Spectator At Burghly Horse Show. She Will Be Competing Against The World''s Best Riders In An Attempt To Retain The Raleigh Trophy She Won Last Year With The European Champion
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Princess Anne (now Princess Royal). 1972. Picture Shows Princess Anne As A Spectator At Burghly Horse Show. She Will Be Competing Against The World's Best Riders In An Attempt To Retain The Raleigh Trophy She Won Last Year With The European Championship.
Princess Anne (now Princess Royal). 1972. Picture Shows Princess Anne As A Spectator At Burghly Horse Show. She Will Be Competing Against The World''s Best Riders In An Attempt To Retain The Raleigh Trophy She Won Last Year With The European Champion
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NEWS - Der Serienmörder von Yorkshire ist gestorben (Archiv)
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MAUREEN LONG WHO SURVIVED A MURDER ATTEMPT 10 JUL 1977
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There Was Relief -and A Smile-from Princess Caroline Of Monaco Yesterday When She Finally Launched A Boat At Her Third Attempt. Twice She Tried To Smash A Bottle Of Champagne Over The Canal Boat's Bows-as A Crowd Expectantly Looked On-but Without Su
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There Was Relief -and A Smile-from Princess Caroline Of Monaco Yesterday When She Finally Launched A Boat At Her Third Attempt. Twice She Tried To Smash A Bottle Of Champagne Over The Canal Boat's Bows-as A Crowd Expectantly Looked On-but Without Success. Then With A Final Swing And A Little Extra Effort And She Tried Again. This Time The Bottle Broke The Applause Began And The Canal Cruiser Serenade Was Duly Christened.
There Was Relief -and A Smile-from Princess Caroline Of Monaco Yesterday When She Finally Launched A Boat At Her Third Attempt. Twice She Tried To Smash A Bottle Of Champagne Over The Canal Boat's Bows-as A Crowd Expectantly Looked On-but Without Su
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NEWS - Berlin: 30 Jahre Mauerfall (Archiv)
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Brandenburg door, crosses in remembering of victims in the attempt to escape
30th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany - 1989
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Jenson Button and family
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Jenson Button aged 17 having passed his driving test at the 2nd attempt
Jenson Button and family
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RECLAIM THE STREETS DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF THE LIVERPOOL DOCKERS, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, BRITAIN - 1997
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MOUNTED POLICE ATTEMPT TO DISPERSE RIOTERS DURING CLASHES IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE
RECLAIM THE STREETS DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF THE LIVERPOOL DOCKERS, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, BRITAIN - 1997
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ZUSAMMENSTELLUNG: Landmarks Under Construction
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From Jamie Wiseman.... Millennium Wheel Slowly Makes Its Way To Its Final Vertical Position Beside The River Thames. Inch By Inch A Massive Crane Hauls The 450ft Millennium Ferris Wheel Above The River Thames Yesterday. The Painstaking Two-day Operation Was Last Night Hailed A Success By Relieved Orgainers Who Have Suffered A Series Of Setbacks To The A20million London Eye Project. Engineers Completed The Task Of Heaving The 1 500-ton Wheel At The Rate Of A Foot Every Five Minutes To A Holding Position 65 Degrees Above The Water. Sponsor British Airways Is Confident The Wheel Will Be Open By December 31. Its Completion Date Had Been Put Back From The Summer And The First Attempt To Lift It Failed A Month Ago When A Cable Socket Slipped.
From Jamie Wiseman.... Millenium Wheel Slowly Makes Its Way To Its Final Vertical Position Beside The River Thames. Inch By Inch A Massive Crane Hauls The 450ft Millennium Ferris Wheel Above The River Thames Yesterday. The Painstaking Two-day Operati
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ZUSAMMENSTELLUNG: Landmarks Under Construction
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2ND ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE LONDON EYE, BRITAIN - OCT 1999
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NEWS - Zum 10. Todestag von Saddam Hussein (30.12.2006)
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Saddam Hussein laughs as he shares a joke with a guard at his trial held under tight security in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone in Iraq. Saddam and other defendants face charges that they ordered the killing in 1982 of nearly 150 people in the mainly Shiite village of Dujail north of Baghdad after a failed attempt on the former dictator's life.
THE TRIAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN, BAGHDAD, IRAQ - 19 OCT 2005
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Fin whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary off the coast of Antarctica, Friday, Jan. 6, 2006.
SSCS and its crew are in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary for their annual Antarctica campaign to stop the Japanese whaling fleet from poaching whales in the Southern Ocean. The crew of 44 were at sea for 50 days on board their 40 meter ship chasing the fleet, conducting direct actions against the whalers in an attempt to stop them from meeting their quota of 935 minke whales and ten endangered fin whales. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Antarctica Japanese Whaling Protest
In front of their ship M.Y. Arctic Sunrise, Greenpeace activists use their bodies to spell out "Help End Whaling!' by lying on the ice of Antarctica, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. The environmental group Greenpeace was in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica to witness and peacfully protest against the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet. It was reported on Monday, April 3, 2006 that five key private companies quit the whaling business following this and other pressure campaigns by Greenpeace. The firms said they would transfer their shares in the whaling fleet to public interest corporations. The companies own shares in a firm that operates seven of eight ships in Japan's whaling fleet. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36 at the Windsor riverside prior to his attempt to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames starting 17 July 2005. This the equivalent of swimming half the channel 11miles a day. Pugh is the only person to have completed long-distance swims in all five oceans of the world.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36 at the Windsor riverside prior to his attempt to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames starting 17 July 2005. This the equivalent of swimming half the channel 11miles a day. Pugh is the only person to have completed long-distance swims in all five oceans of the world.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36, prior to his attempt to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames starting 17 July 2005. This the equivalent of swimming half the channel 11miles a day. Pugh is the only person to have completed long-distance swims in all five oceans of the world.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36, prior to his attempt to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames starting 17 July 2005. This the equivalent of swimming half the channel 11miles a day. Pugh is the only person to have completed long-distance swims in all five oceans of the world.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36, prior to his attempt to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames starting 17 July 2005. This the equivalent of swimming half the channel 11miles a day. Pugh is the only person to have completed long-distance swims in all five oceans of the world.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36, prior to his attempt to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames starting 17 July 2005. This the equivalent of swimming half the channel 11miles a day. Pugh is the only person to have completed long-distance swims in all five oceans of the world.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, 36, prior to his attempt to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames starting 17 July 2005. This the equivalent of swimming half the channel 11miles a day. Pugh is the only person to have completed long-distance swims in all five oceans of the world.
Lewis Gordon Pugh who is attempting to swim the entire 203 mile course of the River Thames, Windsor, Britain - 15 Jul 2006
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China Coal Mine Gas Leak
A relative of one of the victims cries at the Qunli coal mine in Nayong County of Guizhou Province, southwest China, on Nov. 8, 2007. The death toll caused by the gas leak at Qunli mine in Nayong County rose to 32 on Friday and three others were still missing. (Yang Ying/Xinhua/WPN) **China Out** (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Antarctica Japanese Whaling Protest
Two Antarctic Minke whales flee in front of the approaching 'Yushin Maru No.2' Japanese whaling ship, as the harpooner prepares for the kill, in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. The environmental group Greenpeace was in the Southern Ocean to witness and peacefully protest against the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet. The Japanese whaling fleet intended to kill 935 Antarctic Minke whales in the 2005-2006 season. It was reported on Monday, April 3, 2006 that five key private companies quit the whaling business following this and other pressure campaigns by Greenpeace. The firms said they would transfer their shares in the whaling fleet to public interest corporations. The companies own shares in a firm that operates seven of eight ships in Japan's whaling fleet. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Antarctica Japanese Whaling Protest
Crew members stand beside the head of a whale whilst flensing the body of the mammal, aboard the Japanese whaling factory ship 'Nisshin Maru' in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica, on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006. The environmental group Greenpeace was in the Southern Ocean to witness and peacefully protest against the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet. The Japanese whaling fleet intended to kill 935 Antarctic Minke whales in the 2005-2006 season. It was reported on Monday, April 3, 2006 that five key private companies quit the whaling business following this and other pressure campaigns by Greenpeace. The firms said they would transfer their shares in the whaling fleet to public interest corporations. The companies own shares in a firm that operates seven of eight ships in Japan's whaling fleet. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Antarctica Japanese Whaling Protest
An Antarctic Minke whale thrashes in the water after being harpooned by the 'Yushin maru' Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean off the Coast of Antarctica, on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006. The harpoonist took 6 attempts to snag it after injuring it. Finally to kill it, the mammal was drowned beneath the harpooon deck of the ship. The Japanese whaling fleet intended to kill 935 Antarctic Minke whales in the 2005-2006 season. It was reported on Monday, April 3, 2006 that five key private companies quit the whaling business following this and other pressure campaigns by Greenpeace. The firms said they would transfer their shares in the whaling fleet to public interest corporations. The companies own shares in a firm that operates seven of eight ships in Japan's whaling fleet. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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Antarctica Japanese Whaling Protest
Watched by Greenpeace activists in inflatable boat, an Antarctic Minke whale lays bleeding and dying in the water seconds after being harpooned by the Japanese whaling ship 'Yushin Maru No2' in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica, on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. The environmental group Greenpeace was in the Southern Ocean to witness and peacefully protest against the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet. The Japanese whaling fleet intended to kill 935 Antarctic Minke whales in the 2005-2006 season. It was reported on Monday, April 3, 2006 that five key private companies quit the whaling business following this and other pressure campaigns by Greenpeace. The firms said they would transfer their shares in the whaling fleet to public interest corporations. The companies own shares in a firm that operates seven of eight ships in Japan's whaling fleet. (FOTO: DUKAS/WORLDPICTURENEWS)
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'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' TV Programme, Australia - 15 Nov 2009
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Sam Fox and Gino D'Acampo attempt the first Bushtucker Trial of the series - All Washed Up - Water spider in mouth
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'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' TV Programme, Australia - 15 Nov 2009
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'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' TV Programme, Australia - 15 Nov 2009
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Sam Fox and Gino D'Acampo attempt the first Bushtucker Trial of the series - All Washed Up - water spider
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'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here' TV Programme, Australia - 15 Nov 2009
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Sam Fox and Gino D'Acampo attempt the first Bushtucker Trial of the series - All Washed Up - water spider
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
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An Insulin syringe which was taken through Amsterdam Schipol airport without checks on to a plane
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BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United Kingdom.
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
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An Insulin syringe and lighters which were taken through Amsterdam Schipol airport without checks on to a plane
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United K...
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
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An Insulin syringe which was taken through Amsterdam Schipol airport without checks on to a plane
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United Kingdom.
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
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Stuart Clarke outside Schipol Airport before boarding the flight to London
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United Kingdom.
The liquid in the 3mm-syri...
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stuart Clarke / Rex Features ( 1076342g )
500ml of clear fluid in a glass bottle, An Insulin syringe and lighters which were taken through Amsterdam Schipol airport without checks on to a plane
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EHZEXGXWB
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stuart Clarke / Rex Features ( 1076342f )
500ml of clear fluid in a glass bottle, An Insulin syringe and lighters which were taken through Amsterdam Schipol airport without checks on to a plane
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EHZEXGXWB
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stuart Clarke / Rex Features ( 1076342e )
Stuart Clarke outside Schipol Airport before boarding the flight to London
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United Kingdom.
The liquid in the 3mm-syri...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EHZEXGXWB
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stuart Clarke / Rex Features ( 1076342j )
Sunday Express - 3 Jan 2010
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United Kingdom.
The liquid in the 3mm-syringe was indeed insulin, as Mr Clarke is diabeti...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EHZEXGXWB
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stuart Clarke / Rex Features ( 1076342h )
Stuart Clarke aboard th flight to London with the syringe
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United Kingdom.
The liquid in the 3mm-syringe was indeed in...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EHZEXGXWB
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Syringe and 500ml Bottle of Clear Fluid Carried on to a Plane 5 Days After Terror Attempt on a Delta Airlines Flight, Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 30 Dec 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stuart Clarke / Rex Features ( 1076342i )
Sunday Express - 3 Jan 2010
British Newspaper Reveals Lack Of Security At Schipol Airport
BRITISH NEWSPAPER REVEALS LACK OF SECURITY AT SCHIPOL AIRPORT
A British investigative photojournalist has revealed shocking lapses of security on an international domestic flight - just five days after a Nigerian terrorist narrowly failed to properly detonate explosives on a flight on Christmas Day.
Stuart Clarke was sent by the Sunday Express newspaper to test out security measures at Amsterdam's Schipol airport the day before New Year's Eve - and he found them to be severely lacking.
As he boarded a flight from Amsterdam back to the United Kingdom, Mr Clarke was carrying on his person an insulin syringe which was not even found, let alone investigated to verify its authenticity.
Despite Umar Abdulmutallab's failed bombing attempt on December 25th leading to supposedly tightened security at international airports, Mr Clarke found that very little has changed: as well as the syringe, he managed to take with him an unexamined litre bottle of colourless liquid and two lighters, all of which could have contained materials which, when combined, can make a homemade explosive device.
He passed through the security control unchecked to board a flight along with scores of other passengers; even a cursory check by patting him down would have uncovered the syringe in his jacket pocket, which could have contained the same explosives used by 23-year-old Abdulmutallab on the flight from Schipol to Detroit at Christmas.
Despite UK security services upgrading the current terror alert level to 'substantial', no extra measures seem to be in place on this highly popular route from Schipol - one of aviation's biggest transport hubs - to the United Kingdom.
The liquid in the 3mm-syringe was indeed insulin, as Mr Clarke is diabeti...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EHZEXGXWB
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Great white sharks, False Bay, South Africa - 2010
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alfred Weissenegger / Rex Features ( 1186384b )
A great white shark breaching out of the water in an attempt to catch a seal
World Cup Fans Beware: These Locals Aren't So Friendly
WORLD CUP FANS BEWARE: THESE LOCALS AREN'T SO FRIENDLY
Football fans better be careful if thinking of taking a dip in South Africa during the World Cup - the local sharks pull off some amazing manoeuvres to tackle fresh meat.
Visitors to Cape Town - where the Green Point Stadium hosts Uruguay/France on the tournament opening day (11 June) - will find plenty to cheer about outside the stadium if they witness the awesome spectacle of great white shark breaching; where the predators leap out of the water to catch seals swimming close to the surface.
Photographer Alfred Weissenegger snapped the breathtaking hunting skills of the sharks near Seal Island in False Bay, 30km south of the capital.
The area is acknowledged as the best place in the world to witness the sharks leaping out of the water.
This is mainly due to the presence of around 64,000 cape fur seals that call the island home from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, great whites patrol the seas for young and inexperienced seal pups.
And they get plenty of opportunity; in order to reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross the shark-infested waters, or so called 'ring of death'.
In a tactic known as 'spy hopping', the great white shark is also one of only a few sharks that regularly lift its head above the sea surface to sight their prey. It is believed that it enables them to smell better while hunting.
Once a tasty target is spotted the shark approaches stealthily before swimming up and bursting through the waves with jaws open.
Alfred says: "As someone very interesting in taking pictures of wildlife I have to say this was one of the most amazing ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EXOHNOGBH
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Great white sharks, False Bay, South Africa - 2010
Exclusive
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alfred Weissenegger / Rex Features ( 1186384d )
A great white shark breaching out of the water in an attempt to catch a seal
World Cup Fans Beware: These Locals Aren't So Friendly
WORLD CUP FANS BEWARE: THESE LOCALS AREN'T SO FRIENDLY
Football fans better be careful if thinking of taking a dip in South Africa during the World Cup - the local sharks pull off some amazing manoeuvres to tackle fresh meat.
Visitors to Cape Town - where the Green Point Stadium hosts Uruguay/France on the tournament opening day (11 June) - will find plenty to cheer about outside the stadium if they witness the awesome spectacle of great white shark breaching; where the predators leap out of the water to catch seals swimming close to the surface.
Photographer Alfred Weissenegger snapped the breathtaking hunting skills of the sharks near Seal Island in False Bay, 30km south of the capital.
The area is acknowledged as the best place in the world to witness the sharks leaping out of the water.
This is mainly due to the presence of around 64,000 cape fur seals that call the island home from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, great whites patrol the seas for young and inexperienced seal pups.
And they get plenty of opportunity; in order to reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross the shark-infested waters, or so called 'ring of death'.
In a tactic known as 'spy hopping', the great white shark is also one of only a few sharks that regularly lift its head above the sea surface to sight their prey. It is believed that it enables them to smell better while hunting.
Once a tasty target is spotted the shark approaches stealthily before swimming up and bursting through the waves with jaws open.
Alfred says: "As someone very interesting in taking pictures of wildlife I have to say this was one of the most amazing ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EXOHNOGBH
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Great white sharks, False Bay, South Africa - 2010
Exclusive
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alfred Weissenegger / Rex Features ( 1186384a )
A great white shark breaching out of the water in an attempt to catch a seal
World Cup Fans Beware: These Locals Aren't So Friendly
WORLD CUP FANS BEWARE: THESE LOCALS AREN'T SO FRIENDLY
Football fans better be careful if thinking of taking a dip in South Africa during the World Cup - the local sharks pull off some amazing manoeuvres to tackle fresh meat.
Visitors to Cape Town - where the Green Point Stadium hosts Uruguay/France on the tournament opening day (11 June) - will find plenty to cheer about outside the stadium if they witness the awesome spectacle of great white shark breaching; where the predators leap out of the water to catch seals swimming close to the surface.
Photographer Alfred Weissenegger snapped the breathtaking hunting skills of the sharks near Seal Island in False Bay, 30km south of the capital.
The area is acknowledged as the best place in the world to witness the sharks leaping out of the water.
This is mainly due to the presence of around 64,000 cape fur seals that call the island home from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, great whites patrol the seas for young and inexperienced seal pups.
And they get plenty of opportunity; in order to reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross the shark-infested waters, or so called 'ring of death'.
In a tactic known as 'spy hopping', the great white shark is also one of only a few sharks that regularly lift its head above the sea surface to sight their prey. It is believed that it enables them to smell better while hunting.
Once a tasty target is spotted the shark approaches stealthily before swimming up and bursting through the waves with jaws open.
Alfred says: "As someone very interesting in taking pictures of wildlife I have to say this was one of the most amazing ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EXOHNOGBH
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Great white sharks, False Bay, South Africa - 2010
Exclusive
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alfred Weissenegger / Rex Features ( 1186384f )
A great white shark breaching out of the water in an attempt to catch a seal
World Cup Fans Beware: These Locals Aren't So Friendly
WORLD CUP FANS BEWARE: THESE LOCALS AREN'T SO FRIENDLY
Football fans better be careful if thinking of taking a dip in South Africa during the World Cup - the local sharks pull off some amazing manoeuvres to tackle fresh meat.
Visitors to Cape Town - where the Green Point Stadium hosts Uruguay/France on the tournament opening day (11 June) - will find plenty to cheer about outside the stadium if they witness the awesome spectacle of great white shark breaching; where the predators leap out of the water to catch seals swimming close to the surface.
Photographer Alfred Weissenegger snapped the breathtaking hunting skills of the sharks near Seal Island in False Bay, 30km south of the capital.
The area is acknowledged as the best place in the world to witness the sharks leaping out of the water.
This is mainly due to the presence of around 64,000 cape fur seals that call the island home from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, great whites patrol the seas for young and inexperienced seal pups.
And they get plenty of opportunity; in order to reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross the shark-infested waters, or so called 'ring of death'.
In a tactic known as 'spy hopping', the great white shark is also one of only a few sharks that regularly lift its head above the sea surface to sight their prey. It is believed that it enables them to smell better while hunting.
Once a tasty target is spotted the shark approaches stealthily before swimming up and bursting through the waves with jaws open.
Alfred says: "As someone very interesting in taking pictures of wildlife I have to say this was one of the most amazing ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EXOHNOGBH
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Great white sharks, False Bay, South Africa - 2010
Exclusive
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alfred Weissenegger / Rex Features ( 1186384e )
A great white shark breaching out of the water in an attempt to catch a seal
World Cup Fans Beware: These Locals Aren't So Friendly
WORLD CUP FANS BEWARE: THESE LOCALS AREN'T SO FRIENDLY
Football fans better be careful if thinking of taking a dip in South Africa during the World Cup - the local sharks pull off some amazing manoeuvres to tackle fresh meat.
Visitors to Cape Town - where the Green Point Stadium hosts Uruguay/France on the tournament opening day (11 June) - will find plenty to cheer about outside the stadium if they witness the awesome spectacle of great white shark breaching; where the predators leap out of the water to catch seals swimming close to the surface.
Photographer Alfred Weissenegger snapped the breathtaking hunting skills of the sharks near Seal Island in False Bay, 30km south of the capital.
The area is acknowledged as the best place in the world to witness the sharks leaping out of the water.
This is mainly due to the presence of around 64,000 cape fur seals that call the island home from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, great whites patrol the seas for young and inexperienced seal pups.
And they get plenty of opportunity; in order to reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross the shark-infested waters, or so called 'ring of death'.
In a tactic known as 'spy hopping', the great white shark is also one of only a few sharks that regularly lift its head above the sea surface to sight their prey. It is believed that it enables them to smell better while hunting.
Once a tasty target is spotted the shark approaches stealthily before swimming up and bursting through the waves with jaws open.
Alfred says: "As someone very interesting in taking pictures of wildlife I have to say this was one of the most amazing ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EXOHNOGBH
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Great white sharks, False Bay, South Africa - 2010
Exclusive
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alfred Weissenegger / Rex Features ( 1186384g )
A great white shark breaching out of the water in an attempt to catch a seal
World Cup Fans Beware: These Locals Aren't So Friendly
WORLD CUP FANS BEWARE: THESE LOCALS AREN'T SO FRIENDLY
Football fans better be careful if thinking of taking a dip in South Africa during the World Cup - the local sharks pull off some amazing manoeuvres to tackle fresh meat.
Visitors to Cape Town - where the Green Point Stadium hosts Uruguay/France on the tournament opening day (11 June) - will find plenty to cheer about outside the stadium if they witness the awesome spectacle of great white shark breaching; where the predators leap out of the water to catch seals swimming close to the surface.
Photographer Alfred Weissenegger snapped the breathtaking hunting skills of the sharks near Seal Island in False Bay, 30km south of the capital.
The area is acknowledged as the best place in the world to witness the sharks leaping out of the water.
This is mainly due to the presence of around 64,000 cape fur seals that call the island home from April to September.
With such an abundant food supply close by, great whites patrol the seas for young and inexperienced seal pups.
And they get plenty of opportunity; in order to reach the open sea to feed the seals must first cross the shark-infested waters, or so called 'ring of death'.
In a tactic known as 'spy hopping', the great white shark is also one of only a few sharks that regularly lift its head above the sea surface to sight their prey. It is believed that it enables them to smell better while hunting.
Once a tasty target is spotted the shark approaches stealthily before swimming up and bursting through the waves with jaws open.
Alfred says: "As someone very interesting in taking pictures of wildlife I have to say this was one of the most amazing ...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/EXOHNOGBH
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