2010年6月25日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


GOP says general won't testify against Kagan (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:23 PM PDT

Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan laughs during her meeting with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungAP - Republicans have abruptly scrapped plans for a retired Army general who cast the war on terrorism in religious terms to testify against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.


Bail denied for suspects in NY temple terror plot (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:28 PM PDT

AP - Four men accused of placing what they thought were bombs outside two synagogues and planning to shoot a missile at planes will not be released on bail, even though the government's case against them may be weaker than initially thought, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Greek anti-terror police probe deadly bombing (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 11:49 AM PDT

A traffic police officer regulates traffic in front of the Public Order Ministry building just outside central Athens, on Friday, June 25, 2010. Greek anti-terrorist police are investigating a deadly Thursday's night bombing at the public order ministry in which a top ministerial aide was killed by a booby-trapped package. Police say forensic scientists Friday were analyzing the remains of the package, which exploded near the office of Michalis Chryssohoidis, the minister in charge of police, on the seventh floor of the heavily guarded building. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - A letter bomb that killed a close aide to Greece's law enforcement minister had originally been sent to the minister's political office before being taken to the heavily guarded ministry building where it exploded, police said Friday.


Islamabad ministers' meeting aims to boost regional security (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:37 AM PDT

India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram (L) talks with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik (R) upon his arrival at Chaklala Airbase in Rawalpindi. A meeting of South Asian security ministers in Islamabad this weekend reflects a common commitment to cooperating in fighting terrorism, Pakistan's interior secretary said.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)AFP - A meeting of South Asian security ministers in Pakistan this weekend reflects a common commitment to cooperating in fighting terrorism, the government said on Friday.


Indonesian jails becoming terror 'schools': police (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Indonesian policemen hold pictures of captured Islamist extremist Abdullah Sunata (C) three other detained suspects and one that was killed in two recent raids after a press conference in Jakarta.(AFP/Andra)AFP - Indonesian police warned on Friday that the country's prisons were at risk of becoming terrorism "schools" after a former detainee was arrested for allegedly plotting to attack the Danish embassy.


Parents argue FBI steered NJ terrorism suspect (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 07:56 AM PDT

AP - The parents of a New Jersey man accused of trying to join a terrorist group say they believe the FBI fueled the behavior that led to his arrest.

Indonesia foils plot on Danish Embassy: report (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 05:23 AM PDT

AP - Indonesia's most wanted terror suspect had been planning attacks on the Danish Embassy and a police ceremony before his arrest, media reports and officials said Friday. Bomb-making material and revolvers were seized from his rented home.

Police in N.Ireland arrest suspected Basque separatist (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:58 AM PDT

A Northern Irish policeman stands guard in Craigavon. Police in Northern Ireland arrested a man who Spanish authorities said was a suspected member of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and wanted in Spain for a number of attacks.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Police in Northern Ireland arrested a man who Spanish authorities said on Friday was a suspected member of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and wanted in Spain for a number of attacks.


Indonesia's deradicalization program under fire (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 23, 2006 file photo, suspected militant Abdulah Sunata waits for the start of his trial inside a holding cell at a district court in Jakarta, Indonesia. Sunata was arrested Wednesday, June 23, 2010, for his alleged involvement in a plot to carry out a Mumbai-style attack targeting foreigners at luxury hotels and several high-profile assassinations. (AP Photo/Irwin Ferdiansyah, File)AP - Not long ago, Abdullah Sunata was a poster child for Indonesia's efforts to persuade jailed terrorists to give up their violent ways. He was given furloughs to attend lawn parties and police helped pay for mounting hospital bills when his wife gave birth.


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