2010年6月28日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


U.S.: Cheonan sinking was not international terrorism (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 11:44 AM PDT

Anti-North Korea protesters hold placards with portraits of the North's founder Kim Il-sung (top), his son and current leader Kim Jong-il (R) and what they say is Kim Jong-il's son Kim Jong-un at a protest in front of the Defence Ministry building in Seoul May 20, 2010. North Korea said on Thursday it would take strong measures, including war, if the South imposes sanctions after blaming it for sinking a navy ship. The South's findings were a fabrication Reuters - The sinking of a South Korean warship widely blamed on North Korea was not an act of international terrorism and does not justify putting Pyongyang back on a U.S. blacklist, the State Department said on Monday.


US: Sinking of SKorean warship not terrorism (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 11:22 AM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said he asked Chinese President Hu Jintao in talks to condemn North Korea's alleged sinking of a South Korean warship.(AFP/File/Hong Jin-Hwan)AP - The Obama administration said Monday that the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea was not terrorism, and not enough by itself to put Pyongyang back on a U.S. terror blacklist.


ETA suspect wanted by Spain used fake Belfast ID (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Fermin Vila Michelena arrives at Lagonside Courts, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, June, 28, 2010. ETA terror suspect Vila Michelena arrested last week in Belfast has admitted to a Northern Ireland court that he lived for two years using a false identity.  A Belfast judge refused bail Monday for Fermin Vila Michelena after hearing evidence about the 40-year-old Basque separatist's fake ID documents. Spain wants him extradited to face accusations of taking part in deadly ETA car bombings in 2000 and 2001. (AP Photo)  UK and Ireland Out)AP - An alleged car-bomber from the Basque terror group ETA admitted Monday he has lived in Northern Ireland since 2007 using a false identity designed to flummox Spanish detectives.


Five Americans appeal terrorism convictions in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Five American men sentenced last week to serve 10 years in a Pakistani prison on terrorism charges appealed against their conviction Monday, their defense lawyer said. The five Americans, all students in their 20s, were sentenced Thursday for contacting militants online and plotting attacks by a court in Pakistan, fighting its own battle with Islamist radicals.

Saudi acquitted of terrorism charges in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Retired Saudi Arabian teacher Al Khelaiw Ali Abdullah is escorted by plain-clothed police officers to a court room before his trial in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, June 28, 2010. An Indonesian court says the retired Saudi Arabian teacher did not finance last year's attacks on two luxury hotels.(AP Photo/Irwin Ferdiansyah)AP - A retired Saudi Arabian teacher was acquitted Monday of charges he helped finance last year's attacks on two luxury hotels in the capital that left seven dead and wounded more than 50.


Pakistan: 5 Americans appeal terror convictions (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 02:27 AM PDT

Pakistani soldiers coffins of their colleagues lost their lives during a fight against militants in Pakistani tribal area of Bajur, Monday, June 28, 2010 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Taliban fighters ambushed an army convoy Monday as it passed through a village in the Bajur tribal area, killing four soldiers, said Mohammad Jamil Khan, a senior government official in Bajur.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - The defense lawyer for five Americans convicted of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 10 years in jail in Pakistan says he has filed an appeal.


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