2009年12月26日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Nigerian charged with trying to blow up U.S. jet (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 05:16 PM PST

A Delta Airbus 330 airliner sits on a runway at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan in this video grab made December 25, 2009. REUTERS/WDIV TV/HandoutReuters - U.S. authorities on Saturday charged a Nigerian man with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet with high explosives and were investigating his claim that he had links to al Qaeda.


White House keeps Obama briefed on flight terror (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 02:50 PM PST

The motorcade with President Barack Obama goes by in Kailua, Hawaii Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama's security teams briefed the vacationing president on threats facing the United States and he directed that heightened airport security measures remain in place as officials investigate a failed terror attack aboard a Detroit-bound plane.


Alleged Christmas Day terrorist is charged (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 01:52 PM PST

AP - A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Northwest Airlines flight with a powerful explosive device attached to his body as the jetliner approached the Detroit airport on Christmas Day.

Dutch hero 'reacted on a bang' to subdue suspect (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 01:44 PM PST

This still image from CNN shows 23-year-old Dutchman Jasper Schuringa recounting events surrounding the attempt to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit, Michigan. Schuringa is being hailed as a hero for helping the cabin crew subdue alleged terrorist Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab on the Northwest airlines flight.(AFP/CNN)AFP - "I just jumped, I didn't think," said Dutchman Jasper Schuringa, who has emerged as a Christmas Day hero for his impulsive smackdown of a terror suspect who tried to blow up a US-bound airliner.


Failed Christmas attack raises new concerns (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 01:26 PM PST

Airport police search a vehicle entering Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Aviation security officials worldwide boosted safety restrictions on travelers headed to the U.S. after an attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack on a flight from Europe to Detroit, imposing extra screening and new limits on carry-on luggage. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)AP - U.S. counterterrorism officials are scrambling to assess a potential new threat from an explosive mixture that evaded detection aboard a Detroit-bound airliner but failed to bring down the plane.


Nigerian man charged in Christmas airliner attack (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 02:21 PM PST

Police enter the basement of a building where police are searching in Mansfield Street in London, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. The search was reportedly in connection with the attempted terrorist attack on a Northwestern Airline flight as it prepared to land in Detroit on Friday , (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities around the world urgently sought to learn more about him.


(AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 12:53 PM PST

AP - Alleged terrorist charged with attempting to destroy an airplane with destructive device.

Terror on Flight 253: Does it Fit al-Qaeda's Pattern? (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 11:30 AM PST

Time.com - A number of factors are worth noting in the attempt to bring down the Northwest airliner as it neared Detroit

AP source: US knew of terror suspect (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 09:58 AM PST

This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. Officials say a passenger aboard the plane was trying to ignite an explosive device Friday, causing a commotion and minor injuries.  (AP Photo/J.P. Karas)AP - An official briefed on the attack on a Detroit airliner said Saturday the U.S. has known for at least two years that the suspect in the attack could have terrorist ties.


Obama begins vacation with a terror briefing (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2009 07:46 PM PST

A child looks at President Barack Obama as he and first lady Michelle Obama greet marines during Christmas dinner at Anderson Hall on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kailua, Hawaii  Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama's Christmas Day began with a briefing about a botched attack on an airliner in Detriot and ended with a visit to a dining hall for members of the military.


Nigerian charged with trying to blow up US airliner (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 02:20 PM PST

Cpl. Frederick of the Wayne County Airport Police and his bomb-sniffing dog Spencer patrol at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. A 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged Saturday with trying to blow up a packed airplane as it descended toward Detroit on Christmas Day, US officials said.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)AFP - US justice officials charged Saturday a young Nigerian man with attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day with 289 people on board.


AP sources: Attempt to blow up airliner foiled (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 12:07 AM PST

This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A passenger aboard the plane set off firecrackers Friday, causing a commotion and some minor injuries, a Delta official said. Delta and Northwest have merged. (AP Photo/J.P. Karas)AP - A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdue him, the passengers and federal officials said.


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