Bissau fears al Qaeda retaliation after arrests

The struggle of poor West African nations show growth of Islamic jihad as Bissau now fears al-Qaeda retaliation after recent arrests

Reuters reported on Saturday, Jan. 19, on another African nation beginning to feel the stronger reach of terrorism.

Guinea-Bissau moved on Saturday to bolster security to prevent an al Qaeda retaliation attack in the West African country, which last week extradited five suspected al-Qaeda members.

Border controls will be tightened, internal security improved with more police patrols and the scrutiny of foreigners will also be stepped up, the government of the small former Portuguese colony said in a statement.

The security measures come after one of the al Qaeda suspects extradited to Mauritania on Jan. 12, promised revenge on the country, which is preparing for carnival celebrations in the coastal capital Bissau from Feb. 2.

The al Qaeda suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of four picnicking French tourists in a Christmas Eve attack in southeast Mauritania…claimed by al Qaeda's North African branch.

It and the killing of four soldiers there raised fears that the group was extending its operations further south, after attacks in Morocco and Algeria.

"I recognize that my country is vulnerable to organized crime but measures have already been taken against a terrorist attack," said Prime Minister Martinho Ndafa Kabi. 

The cash-strapped nation is another haven for terrorists as the problem of Islamic jihad continues to grow, not diminish. 

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