2010年9月30日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Official: Germans, Brits behind Europe terror plot (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 03:20 PM PDT

AP - Eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of an al-Qaida-linked terror plot against European cities, but the plan is still in its early stages, with the suspects calling acquaintances in Europe to plan logistics, a Pakistani intelligence official said Thursday. One of the Britons died in a recent CIA missile strike, he said.

Has the European Terror Threat Been Overhyped? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Behind the hysterical headlines about the uncovering of a terror plot that targeted Britain, France and Germany is the good news that sometimes counter-terrorism efforts work

Spanish judge frees US al-Qaida suspect (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 07:58 AM PDT

AP - A Spanish judge ordered the release Thursday of a U.S. citizen of Algerian origin who was detained on suspicion of financing al-Qaida's North Africa affiliate, citing a lack of evidence but keeping the investigation open.

Europol: Terror threat in Europe still real (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 02:56 AM PDT

AP - Europol's director says terror cells are still actively plotting attacks against Europe.

Up to 20 Britons 'training in Pakistan terror camps' (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:42 AM PDT

An armed British police officer is pictured in central London on September 29. Up to 20 Britons are undertaking terrorist training in Pakistan to launch attacks in Britain, a report has said, citing intelligence sources.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Up to 20 Britons are undertaking terrorist training in Pakistan to launch attacks in Britain, a report said Thursday, citing intelligence sources.


Bomb blast injures one in Indonesia: police (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 12:02 AM PDT

Dark clouds form over Jakarta's skyline. An Islamic extremist carrying a homemade bomb on a bicycle was badly injured Thursday when the device exploded near a police post and a market on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - An Islamic extremist carrying a homemade bomb on a bicycle was badly injured Thursday when the device exploded near a police post and a market on the outskirts of Jakarta, police said.


US lawmakers OK health cover for 9/11 rescuers (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 11:58 PM PDT

A firefighter walks through rubble of the twin towers of the World Trade Center as a US flag hangs from a traffic light post on September, 11 2001 in New York. The US House of Representatives has approved legislation covering health care costs for rescue workers and volunteers sickened by working in the aftermath of the attack sites.(AFP/File/Doug Kanter)AFP - The US House of Representatives has approved legislation covering health care costs for rescue workers and volunteers sickened by the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.


Bin Laden evidence readied at detainee trial in NY (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 09:20 PM PDT

FILE - An undated file photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney's office  shows Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Wednesday Sept. 29, 2010 in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, described by federal authorities as a bomb maker, document forger and former bin Laden aide. He's charged with conspiring to kill Americans in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.  (AP Photo/File)AP - Prosecutors plan to give Osama bin Laden a starring role in the terrorism trial of the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in civilian courts, a test case in the debate over whether suspects scooped up in the war against terrorism can be prosecuted like everyone else.


Government: Times Square bomber plotted 2nd attack (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:51 PM PDT

Suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad makes his first court appearance since his arrest two weeks ago, as seen in this courtroom sketch in New York, May 18, 2010. REUTERS/Christine CornellAP - The man who planted a car bomb in Times Square boasted that he thought it would kill at least 40 people and that he planned to detonate a second bomb two weeks after the first, prosecutors said Wednesday. They quoted the former financial analyst in a video where he said he'd hoped "to join my brothers in jihad" ever since the Sept. 11 attacks.


First US trial for ex-Guantanamo man opens (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 07:47 PM PDT

Courtroom sketch shows Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani (L) during jury selection in New York. The first trial of a former Guantanamo detainee in a civilian US court began in New York involving Ghailani , a Tanzanian man accused of a key role in the killing of 224 people during 1998 bombings against two US embassies in Africa(AFP/Shirley Shepard)AFP - The first trial of a former Guantanamo detainee in a civilian US court began in New York, testing President Barack Obama's pledge to end legal abuses in the war on terror.


'Feds radiating Americans'? Mobile X-ray vans hit US streets (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:45 PM PDT

A doctor and his colleagues inspect lung X-rays. A popular drug that is used by millions of diabetics around the world significantly decreases tobacco-induced lung tumors in mice, a study published Wednesday found.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)The Christian Science Monitor - For many living in a terror-spooked country, it might seem like a great government innovation: Use vans equipped with mobile X-ray units to scan vehicles at major sporting events, or even randomly, for bombs or contraband.


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