2010年6月30日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


US officials: Al-Qaida operative tied to NY plot (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:48 PM PDT

Thus undated handout photo provided by the FBI shows Adnan Shukrijumah. Authorities believe that Shukrijumah met with one of the would-be suicide bombers in a plot to strike the New York subway system last year. Intelligence officials believe Shukrijumah, 34, is one of the top candidates to be al-Qaida's next head of external operations, the man in charge of planning attacks worldwide. The U.S. has offered up to $5 million for information leading to his capture. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - U.S. counterterrorism officials have linked one of the nation's most wanted terrorists to last year's thwarted plot to bomb the New York City subway system, authorities said Wednesday.


US judge agrees to grant asylum to ex-Israeli spy (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:53 PM PDT

Mosab Hassan Yousef walks into his deportation hearing held at the immigration detention center in San Diego Wednesday, June 30, 2010.  Yousef says he will be killed if he is deported from the United States to the West Bank. The oldest son of one of Hamas' founders, he was an Israeli spy for a decade, and he abandoned Islam for Christianity, further marking him a traitor.   (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - An immigration judge tentatively granted asylum Wednesday to the son of a Hamas founder who turned his back on his father's terrorist group and became a spy for Israel.


Pakistan proposes law on media terror images (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:03 AM PDT

Pakistani firefighters try to extinguish burning NATO oil supply tankers following an attack by gunmen on the outskirts of Peshawar on June 24. Lawmakers in Pakistan have proposed a code of conduct for Pakistan's electronic media to restrict their graphic coverage of militants' terror attacks, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.(AFP/File/A. Majeed)AFP - Lawmakers in Pakistan have proposed a code of conduct for Pakistan's electronic media to restrict their graphic coverage of militants' terror attacks, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.


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