Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY (AP)
• Tanzanian cleared of terror charges in key Guantanamo trial (AFP)
• Jury clears Ghailani of major terrorism charges (Reuters)
• Tanzanian cleared of US embassies terror charges (AFP)
• APNewsBreak: Activists called back to grand jury (AP)
• Feds: Russian arms suspect not beyond law's reach (AP)
• Germany raises security level over terror threat (AP)
• Germany warns of planned terror attack (AFP)
• Thailand extradites Russian arms suspect to U.S. (Reuters)

Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:14 PM PST AP - The first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial was acquitted Wednesday of all but one of the hundreds of charges he helped unleash death and destruction on two U.S. embassies in 1998 — a mixed result for what's been viewed as a terror test case.

Tanzanian cleared of terror charges in key Guantanamo trial (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:27 PM PST AFP - A Tanzanian man accused in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies was cleared of terror charges Wednesday, but could still face life in prison in a dramatic end to the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.

Jury clears Ghailani of major terrorism charges (Reuters) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:09 PM PST Reuters - The first suspect transferred from Guantanamo military prison to face a U.S. civilian court was found not guilty on all but one charge in the 1998 African embassy bombings on Wednesday in a setback to President Barack's Obama plans for trying terrorism suspects.

Tanzanian cleared of US embassies terror charges (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:57 PM PST AFP - A Tanzanian man accused in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies was cleared of terror charges Wednesday, but could still face life in prison in a dramatic end to the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.

APNewsBreak: Activists called back to grand jury (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PST AP - Three Minnesota anti-war activists who refused to testify before a federal grand jury in Chicago after their homes were raided in a terrorism investigation have been told they'll be called again, an attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Feds: Russian arms suspect not beyond law's reach (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:31 PM PST AP - A former Soviet military officer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly selling an arsenal of weapons that would be "the envy of some small countries" was in the United States on Wednesday to face justice, a prosecutor announced, refusing to address the possibility that the extradition had chilled U.S.-Russian relations.

Germany raises security level over terror threat (AP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PST AP - Germany sent hundreds of police officers into railway stations, airports and other public places Wednesday, after the nation's top security official warned of an increased threat from Islamic extremists.

Germany warns of planned terror attack (AFP) Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:06 AM PST AFP - Machinegun-toting police patrolled German stations and airports Wednesday after the government raised security levels in response to a tip-off of an attack planned this month.

Thailand extradites Russian arms suspect to U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:48 PM PST Reuters - Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in New York from Thailand on Tuesday to face U.S. terrorism charges, the Justice Department said.

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