2008年10月14日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Britain withdraws terror detention law after defeat (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 05:46 PM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown saw his plan to extend the length of time suspected violent extremists can be held without charge, suffer a heavy blow Monday when the House of Lords voted against it.(AFP/POOL/File/Matt Dunham)AFP - The British government on Monday withdrew a plan to extend the time suspected violent extremists can be held without charge after the House of Lords voted against it.


British Lords reject tougher anti-terror laws (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 04:19 PM CDT

An armed British police officer stands in front of The Houses of Parliament in London, February 26, 2003. (Toby Melville/Reuters)Reuters - Britain's upper house of parliament firmly rejected a government proposal to tighten anti-terrorism laws on Monday, saying it would not support suspects being held for up to six weeks without charge.


France's first lady involved in ex-terrorist case (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 01:50 PM CDT

In this file photo dated Sept. 12, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are seen at the Elysee Palace in Paris. France's first lady has become personally involved in the case of Marina Petrella, a former leftist terrorist from Italy, visiting the ailing woman in a hospital, the president said Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)AP - France's first lady has become personally involved in the case of a former leftist terrorist from Italy, visiting the severely depressed woman in a hospital, the president said Monday.


Lebanon bombers wanted revenge: security official (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2008 10:19 AM CDT

Lebanese soldiers secure the site of an explosion in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on September 29. A AFP - A "terrorist" cell said to be behind three bomb attacks in Lebanon was seeking revenge for the army's victory over an extremist Islamist group last year, a security official said on Monday.


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