2010年9月20日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


FBI overstepped in probing terror links after 9/11: review (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:51 PM PDT

The FBI overstepped its authority in investigating left-wing domestic groups after the September 11, 2001 attacks and then misled Congress about its actions, an inspector general's report said Monday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - The FBI overstepped its authority in investigating left-wing domestic groups after the September 11, 2001 attacks and then misled Congress about its actions, an inspector general's report said Monday.


Serial stabbings suspect faces 1st murder charge (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Judge Nathaniel C. Perry III is shown during Elias Abuelazam's video arraignment at 68th District Court in Flint, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. Abuelazam was ordered held without bond Thursday after being extradited to Michigan. The 33-year-old is charged with assault with intent to commit murder in the July 27 stabbing of a 26-year-old Flint man. It's one of 14 stabbings, of men in the Flint area, about 70 miles northwest of Detroit. He's also suspected in similar stabbings in Virginia and Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - A prosecutor filed the first murder charge Monday arising from a stabbing spree in Michigan and two other states, promising to get a conviction of a man who has "terrorized our citizens."


Chicago man charged in FBI anti-terror sting (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:13 PM PDT

Reuters - A man who wanted to carry out a terrorist attack and planted what he thought was a bomb in Chicago has been charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and an explosive device, authorities said on Monday.

Thousands of Yemenis flee battle with al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Yemeni policemen guard the state security court in the capital San'a, Yemen Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, as the trial of four al-Qaida suspects takes place. The four, including a Yemeni-German teenager, have been brought to trial in Yemen to face accusations they plotted attacks on tourists, international institutions and security forces. (AP Photo)AP - Thousands of people have fled a village in southern Yemen where security forces are laying siege to al-Qaida militants, a security official said Monday, signaling an escalation in the government's U.S.-backed campaign to uproot the terror network's local offshoot.


France raises terror security, new threat reported (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:22 PM PDT

France's Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux, centre, meets Police Head of Paris security Martine Monteil, left, at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Authorities have received an 'array of clues' within the last few hours that show France is facing an elevated threat of terrorism, the interior Minister said Thursday. Brice Hortefeux pointed to the kidnapping of five French nationals in Africa overnight and a bomb alert Tuesday that led to the evacuation of the Eiffel Tower. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - France is on alert for possible terrorism after intelligence suggested that attackers might target a public gathering place, with one lead pointing to a female suicide bomber, a counterterrorism official said Monday.


Report criticizes FBI probes of activists (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:42 AM PDT

Reuters - The FBI improperly launched investigations of U.S. activists after the September 11 attacks, miscast peaceful protests as acts of terrorism and in one case prompted FBI Director Robert Mueller to provide inaccurate testimony to Congress, the Justice Department said on Monday.

Indonesian police kill three terror suspects, arrest 15 (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Hospital personnel carry a body of a bank robbery suspect at a hospital in Medan. Indonesian anti-terror police shot dead three suspects and arrested 15 others in a series of raids in which militants used women and children as human shields, police said Monday.(AFP/File)AFP - Indonesian anti-terror police shot dead three suspects and arrested 15 others in a series of raids in which militants used women and children as human shields, police said Monday.


France warns of terror threat (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Reuters - France is on heightened alert for possible terrorist attacks after receiving a tip-off that a female suicide bomber was planning to attack the transport system, a police source said on Monday.

Safran to buy US biometrics firm for $1.1 bln (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:05 AM PDT

AP - French defense contractor Safran SA said Monday it will pay $1.1 billion to buy Stamford, Connecticut-based security firm L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. to bolster its presence in the U.S. homeland security market.

Saudi king meets top US, Canadian counter-terror officials (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:55 AM PDT

Saudi King Abdullah, seen here on September 3, and security czar Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz have held talks with top intelligence and counter-terror officials from the United States and Canada, the SPA news agency reported.(AFP/File)AFP - Saudi King Abdullah and security czar Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz have held talks with top intelligence and counter-terror officials from the United States and Canada, the SPA news agency reported.


India says Commonwealth Games 'safe' despite gun attack (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:47 PM PDT

An Indian paramilitary officer is seen at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, ahead of the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games will be safe, organisers insisted after a weekend gun attack, but Australia warned of a AFP - The New Delhi Commonwealth Games will be safe, organisers insisted Monday after a weekend gun attack sparked new security fears as the city gears up to host thousands of athletes.


Dutch question alleged UK terror suspect (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:44 AM PDT

AP - Dutch prosecutors say they are questioning an alleged terror suspect arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after a tip from British authorities.

Tajikistan launches manhunt for Islamist militants (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:53 AM PDT

A Tajik soldier checks the country's border with Afghanistan. Tajikistan has launched a manhunt for Islamist militants blamed for the deaths of at least 25 soldiers in the latest in a string of attacks to hit the volatile Central Asian state.(AFP/File/Vyacheslav Oseledko)AFP - Tajikistan launched a manhunt on Monday for Islamist militants blamed for the deaths of at least 25 soldiers in the latest in a string of attacks to hit the volatile Central Asian state.


Dutch arrest British terrorism suspect at Schiphol (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 10:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Dutch military police arrested a British man of Somali descent at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Sunday morning on suspicion of links to terrorism, the Dutch public prosecutor said.

Australia warns 'high risk of terrorism' at C.Games (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 09:28 PM PDT

An Indian security personnel stands guard at the depot for Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses which will be used during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Australia Monday said there was a AFP - Australia Monday said there was a "high risk of terrorism" during next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, in a stark travel warning after gunmen wounded two tourists outside a famous mosque.


Australia warns of C.Games terror attack 'risk' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 08:31 PM PDT

An Indian paramilitary officer is seen at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, ahead of the upcoming 2010 Commonwealth Games. Australia Monday said there was a AFP - Australia Monday said there was a "high risk of terrorism" during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, in a strongly worded warning after a gun attack wounded tourists in the Indian capital.


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