2010年7月12日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


New al-Qaida threat: Somali group claims blasts (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Damaged chairs and tables amongst the debris strewn outside the restaurant 'Ethiopian village' in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, July 12, 2010 after an explosion at the restaurant late Sunday. Simultaneous explosions tore through crowds watching the World Cup final at a rugby club and an Ethiopian restaurant, killing at least 64 people including one American, officials said. Police feared an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group was behind the attacks.  (AP Photo/Marc Hofer)AP - East Africa saw the emergence of a new international terrorist group, as Somalia's most dangerous al-Qaida-linked militia claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people during the World Cup.


Rebuilding officials to read WTC victims' names (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:55 PM PDT

AP - Relatives of those killed at the World Trade Center will share the podium with people involved in rebuilding the trade center site at this year's ceremony marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Ex-diplomat: UK exaggerated Iraq WMD claims (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT

AP - The U.K. government intentionally exaggerated its assessment of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a former diplomat told Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war on Monday.

Critics: US too low-key on Islamic radicalism talk (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 08:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2010 file photo top administration counter-terror deputy John Brennan addresses reporters during a briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, right, in Washington. The Obama administration's recent move to drop references to Islamic radicalism in order to build relations with Muslim nations is drawing fire in a new report warning the decision ignores the role religion can play in motivating terrorists. Explaining the shift, Brennan said terror leaders 'play into the false perception that they are religious leaders defending a holy cause, when in fact they are nothing more than murderers, including the murder of thousands upon thousands of Muslims.'  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - The Obama administration's recent move to drop rhetorical references to Islamic radicalism is drawing fire in a new report warning the decision ignores the role religion can play in motivating terrorists.


Qaeda magazine 'unfortunately well done': senior US lawmaker (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 07:19 AM PDT

A computer screen shot taken on July 2010, shows the cover of the newly-released first edition of the Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) AFP - Al-Qaeda's new English-language magazine is an "unfortunately well done" publication aimed at convincing Americans to carry out terrorist attacks at home, a top US lawmaker said Monday.


Twin blasts kill at least 64 in Ugandan capital (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 09:11 PM PDT

Ugandan police are seen in Kampala. Explosions ripped through two restaurants in the Ugandan capital, killing at least 64 people as crowds watched the World Cup final, police said, terming the blasts a terrorist attack.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - Explosions ripped through two restaurants in the Ugandan capital, killing at least 64 people including a US citizen, as crowds watched the World Cup final, police said, terming the blasts terrorist attacks.


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