2010年9月15日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


NY man charged with funding Times Square bomber (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Mohammad Younis leaves Manhattan federal court, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, in New York. Younis was charged with unwittingly funding a Connecticut man's attempt to bomb Times Square on May 1 by providing unlicensed banking services, an arrest that continues an effort by federal authorities to reduce the illegal flow of money that can finance terrorism.  (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)AP - A businessman was arrested Wednesday on charges that he unwittingly funded a Connecticut man's attempt to bomb Times Square on May 1 by providing unlicensed banking services, an arrest that continues an effort by federal authorities to reduce the illegal flow of money that can finance terrorism.


Experts: Invest in local efforts to detect terror (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:17 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. government must shift its terrorism focus and resources away from Pennsylvania Avenue and onto Main Street, several national security experts told Congress on Wednesday.

DHS wasting money on flawed nuclear detection plan (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 09:14 AM PDT

AP - The Homeland Security Department is wasting time and money on its current plan to develop technology to detect nuclear material at the nation's borders, two senators said Wednesday.

Zawahri criticizes Pakistani government in al Qaeda tape (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:48 AM PDT

Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri speaks in an image taken from video footage released on April 29, 2006. REUTERS/Handout/FilesReuters - Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri released an audio recording Wednesday accusing the Pakistani government of responding too slowly to severe flooding in the country and calling on Pakistanis to revolt.


N. Ireland dissidents threaten to attack bankers (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 11:48 PM PDT

The skyline of London's joint financial districts. A dissident republican terror group in Northern Ireland has threatened to target banks and bankers as it seeks to destabilise the peace process, it has said in comments to a newspaper.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - A dissident republican terror group in Northern Ireland threatened Wednesday to target banks and bankers as it seeks to destabilise the peace process, in comments to a newspaper.


New York men face more charges in al Qaeda case (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Two New York men accused of conspiring to provide material support to al Qaeda were charged on Tuesday with additional terrorism-related offenses, U.S. prosecutors said.
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