2009年7月30日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Daniel Boyd: A Homegrown Terrorist? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 10:40 AM PDT

Daniel Patrick Boyd is seen in an undated handout photo from the Wake County City/County Bureau of Identification. U.S. authorities on July 27, 2009 arrested seven people from North Carolina who have been charged with plotting to carry out terrorist attacks overseas, including in Kosovo, Jordan and the Gaza Strip. U.S. prosecutors said the ringleader of the group, Daniel Patrick Boyd, trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1989 to 1992 and used that experience to set up his own organization to train fighters, raise money and carry out attacks abroad.     REUTERS/Wake County City/County Bureau of Identification/Handout (UNITED STATES CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY HEADSHOT) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSTime.com - Daniel Boyd: A Homegrown Terrorist?


Indian opposition in uproar at policy towards Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 05:34 AM PDT

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani (L) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in the Egyptian Red Sea tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Indian opposition lawmakers staged a noisy protest and walked out of parliament on Thursday, branding government efforts to improve ties with Pakistan a sell out of national interest. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been under attack for a joint statement he signed with Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani agreeing to delink the issue of terrorism from a broader peace process India halted after November's Mumbai attacks.


Pakistan case gives glimpse into US terror suspect (AP)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 03:56 AM PDT

A Pakistani police officer shows police record of the  U. S. citizen Daniel Patrick Boyd who was accused of bank robbery dated June 20, 1991, at a local police station in Peshawar, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. Nearly two decades ago, an Islamic court sentenced Daniel Patrick Boyd to lose a hand and foot as punishment for robbing a bank in Pakistan's rough and tumble northwest.An appeals court tossed out the ruling, but the experience did not deter Boyd's Islamic faith — he now stands accused in the U.S. of plotting to wage holy war.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Nearly two decades ago, an Islamic court sentenced Daniel Patrick Boyd to lose a hand and foot as punishment for robbing a bank in Pakistan's rough-and-tumble northwest.


Judge orders release of young Afghan detainee (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A federal judge in Washington has ordered the release of a young Afghan who has spent nearly one-third of his life at the Guantánamo Bay terror prison camp.

Mallorca target of Spain's second attack in as many days (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - After a terrorist bombing by suspected Basque separatists killed two Spanish police officers on the holiday island of Mallorca on Thursday afternoon, the Spanish authorities took the unusual step of shutting the island's airport and ship terminals, effectively sealing off the island from the outside world for a few hours.

US enlists citizens in anti-terrorism strategy (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 07:39 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano attends a press conference in Grand Central Terminal in New York. Napolitano announced a new strategy to make ordinary citizens the first line of defense against an increasingly multi-faceted terrorist threat.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Hondros)AFP - A top US domestic security chief announced a strategy to make ordinary citizens the first line of defense against increasingly complex -- and sometimes homegrown -- terrorist threats.


Alleged `jihadist' known as friendly store owner (AP)

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:55 PM PDT

FILE --These undated file photos provided by the City County Bureau of Identification in Wake County, N.C., show from left: Daniel Patrick Boyd, Hysen Sherifi, Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan and Ziyad Yaghi. Authorities claim the group, including 3others and an eighth suspect believed to be in Pakistan, were gearing up for a 'violent jihad,' though prosecutors haven't detailed any specific targets or timeframe. If convicted, the men could face life in prison. (AP Photo/City County Bureau of Identification/file)AP - When someone in the Raleigh area needed a sheep or goat slaughtered according to Islamic law, Daniel Boyd was the man to see.


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