2009年12月14日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Mumbai terror suspect mulled Bollywood, temple hit (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 06:36 PM PST

An Indian policeman stands guard in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on November 30, four days after the deadly siege which gripped the city. A Chicago man accused of planning the deadly attacks also had Bollywood and one of India's most sacred Hindu temples in his sights, US prosecutors have said.(AFP/File/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - A Chicago man accused of planning the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege also had Bollywood and one of India's most sacred Hindu temples in his sights, US prosecutors have said.


US-Pakistanis jailed for video terror plot (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 06:17 PM PST

File photo of Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison for supporting terror groups by sending videos of US landmarks abroad and plotting AFP - A US judge sentenced two Pakistani-Americans to 17 and 13 years in prison for conspiring to support terror groups by videoing US landmarks and sending the tapes abroad.


Report: Islamic terror rising as al-Qaida fades (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:15 PM PST

AP - Targeted by drone strikes in Pakistan, al-Qaida is losing ground and financing even as attacks by Islamist groups are on the rise, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press.

2 men sentenced for aiding terrorists with videos (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:28 PM PST

FILE - This 2005 file image made from a video provided by the U.S. Attorney's office, shows Ehsanul Islam Sadequee posing in front of the U.S. Capitol. Sadequee was sentenced to 17 years in prison Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 for conspiring to aid terrorists by sending homemade videos of Washington landmarks overseas and trying to meet with a terror group in Bangladesh. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File)AP - Two Georgia men were each sentenced to more than 10 years in prison Monday for plotting to aid terrorists by sending homemade videos of Washington landmarks overseas and traveling abroad to try to turn their anti-American rhetoric into action.


Pakistan police probe Americans in terror case (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:33 PM PST

A Pakistani police officer shows a copy of magazine allegedly found in a luggage of arrested American Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ordered the men could not be deported until judges review the case. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be deported until judges review the case.


Feds: Chicago suspect knew of Mumbai attack (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 file courtroom sketch,  Chicago terrorism suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, appears before federal Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan, in Chicago. Federal prosecutors say Rana knew in advance about the deadly Mumbai terror attacks, and offered congratulations to the killers. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock, File)AP - A Chicago man accused of planning a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper knew in advance about a plot to attack Mumbai and offered congratulations to the killers afterward, federal prosecutors charged Monday.


The decade in travel: Technology and terrorism (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 11:58 AM PST

FILE-This Aug. 27, 2008 file photo shows a Garmin GPS units. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara,File)AP - Remember getting through an airport without removing your shoes, dumping your water bottle or showing ID?


Spain: 11 guilty of belonging to terror group (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 11:41 AM PST

AP - A Spanish court has found 11 men guilty of belonging to a terrorist organization that was plotting to stage what would have been the country's first suicide attacks, judges said in a statement Monday.

Pakistan seeks clues on jailed Americans (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 05:22 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistani police raided on Monday a hotel where some of the Americans held on possible links to terrorism stayed, in a case that has highlighted how easily anyone can use the Internet to pursue dreams of waging holy war.
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