2010年8月9日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


AP Exclusive: Russia, US chase jet in hijack drill (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Canadian Forces Col. Todd Balfe, deputy commander of the Alaskan NORAD region, takes a personal photo as he looks out the window of a civilian airplane playing the role of a hijacked airliner as it is escorted by two Su-27 Russian fighter jets, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 in Russian airspace on a route from Alaska to an undisclosed location in the Far East. The exercise is a first-of-its-kind joint exercise between the U.S. and Russia to test their coordinated response to a potential international hijacking. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - In a historic first for Cold War adversaries, U.S., Canadian and Russian military officers directed fighter jets and ground controllers to test how well they could track an international terrorist hijacking over the Pacific Ocean.


Omar Khadr's confession can be used at Guantanamo trial (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:32 PM PDT

In this courtroom sketch, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr (L) attends the first day of his hearing in the courthouse for the U.S. military war crimes commission at the Camp Justice compound on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba August 9, 2010. REUTERS/Janet Hamlin/PoolReuters - Canadian prisoner Omar Khadr's confessions to interrogators can be used as evidence against him in his murder and terrorism conspiracy trial at Guantanamo, a U.S. military judge ruled on Monday.


2 women plead not guilty in Somali terror probe (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:29 PM PDT

Hawo Mohamed Hassan, left, and Amina Farah Ali, both of Rochester, Minn., leave the U.S. District Court after appearing at a hearing in St Paul, Minn., Thursday, August 5, 2010.  (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)AP - Two Minnesota women received a show of support from fellow Somali women on Monday as they pleaded not guilty to charges alleging they helped raise money for an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group by falsely telling donors the funds would go to the poor in their homeland.


German mosque used by Sept. 11 attackers shut down (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:00 AM PDT

A passerby is walking in front of the police-sealed door of the former Al-Quds-mosque, now named Taiba mosque, in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Monday, Aug 9, 2010. The Hamburg mosque that was once frequented by some of the Sept. 11 attackers was closed Monday by German authorities, who said they believed it is now a meeting-point for Islamic radicals again. (AP  Photo/dapd/Axel Heimken)AP - A small Hamburg mosque once frequented by Sept. 11 attackers was shut down and searched Monday because German authorities believed the prayer house was again being used as a meeting point for Islamic radicals.


US military commissions go to work in Guantanamo (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:22 AM PDT

Camp Delta area at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba. US President Barack Obama's revamped military commissions start work Monday at the US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, focusing on the cases of two men facing terrorism charges.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US President Barack Obama's revamped military commissions start work Monday at the US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, focusing on the cases of two men facing terrorism charges.


Radical Indonesian cleric arrested in terror plot (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 09:01 AM PDT

Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, center, is escorted by anti-terror police as he arrives at Indonesian police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. Bashir, once imprisoned for his links to the terror group behind the Bali bombings, was arrested Monday for alleged involvement with a new militant network. (AP Photo/Irwin Ferdiansyah)AP - A radical Islamic cleric was back in jail Monday after police said they had evidence he not only inspired al-Qaida linked militants with his fiery sermons but helped set up a new terror cell that was plotting attacks on hotels and embassies in Indonesia's capital.


Indonesia detains cleric Bashir, uncovers bomb plots (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:21 AM PDT

Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is escorted by the police as he arrives at the police headquarters in Jakarta August 9, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Indonesian anti-terror police detained radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on Monday and several other militants in a crackdown on a network found making bombs and planning to attack the country's president.


Radical Indonesian cleric held over 'terror' plot (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 05:32 AM PDT

Police escort arrested radical Islamist preacher Abu Bakar Bashir (L) on arrival at police headquarters in Jakarta on August 9, 2010. Bashir is accused of providing support for extremists linked with the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, officials said.(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Indonesian police announced the arrest on Monday of a top radical Islamist preacher accused of funding and training Al-Qaeda linked extremists who were plotting a wave of attacks in Jakarta.


(AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 11:38 PM PDT

AP - Authorities close Hamburg mosque where Sept. 11 attackers met before moving to US

Who is the New Guerilla Group Threatening Chaos in Greece? (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Since it emerged early last year, the deadly Greek terrorist group Sect of Revolutionaries has been targeting journalists and police. Now it says it will turn the country into a "war zone" to scare away tourists and keep the country's economy hurting
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