2009年8月19日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


German Islam convert regrets attack plan (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Defendant Daniel Schneider is seen at a courtroom in Duesseldorf, western Germany Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009. Yilmaz and three other men accused of belonging to a radical Islamic terror cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets in Germany are expected to confess to some of the charges against them.  Prosecutors say the men, three Germans and one Turkish national, who are known as the 'Sauerland group', were planning simultaneous attacks on discos and pubs at the U.S. Ramstein air base in Germany, with about 10 times as much explosive as used in the 2005 attacks in London.  (AP Photo/Ina Fassbender,Pool)AP - The youngest member of an alleged radical Islamic terrorist cell whose plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany was foiled by authorities testified Wednesday he would not repeat his actions.


France arrests three ETA suspects (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 07:32 AM PDT

French anti-terrorist officers exit a ski resort building in Le Corbier Villarambert in the French Alps. French anti-terror officers stormed an apartment in an Alpine ski resort in a dawn raid and seized three suspected militants from the Basque separatist group ETA.(AFP/Jean-Pierre Clatot)AFP - French anti-terror officers seized three suspected militants from the Basque separatist group ETA on Wednesday in a dawn raid on an apartment in an Alpine ski resort.


Mauritania: Al-Qaida attacks work of foreigners (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 07:10 AM PDT

AP - Mauritania's foreign minister says recent attacks claimed by al-Qaida's North African branch were committed by foreign fighters.

Beijing police anti-terror patrols for anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 09:08 PM PDT

Police take part in an anti-terror drill in Beijing. Authorities will step up their efforts ahead of the 60th anniversary on October 1 of the founding of communist China, with more street patrols and checkpoints, state media have said.(AFP/File)AFP - Beijing police will step up their anti-terror efforts ahead of the 60th anniversary on October 1 of the founding of communist China, with more street patrols and checkpoints, state media said Wednesday.


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