2010年10月5日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Briton killed by drone in Pakistan 'was to be terror chief' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:15 PM PDT

A US 'Predator' drone passes overhead near Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2009. A British terror suspect killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last month was being groomed to head a new Al-Qaeda splinter group in Britain tasked with attacking Europe, the BBC reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A British terror suspect killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last month was being groomed to head a new Al-Qaeda splinter group in Britain tasked with attacking Europe, the BBC reported Tuesday.

Inspecific Terrorism in Real IRA's Londonderry Car Bomb (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Time.com - In the aftermath of Monday night's car bomb in Londonderry, it's still unclear what message the Real IRA wanted to send. The dissident republican terrorist group seems to have lost its focus -- but, experts say, that doesn't make it any less of a threat

Life sentence for Faisal Shahzad, could join shoe bomber in Colorado (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 01:16 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - On Tuesday Faisal Shahzad, the unrepentant Times Square bomber, joined at least 35 terrorists in America who will spend the rest of their lives behind the high walls of a super-maximum security prison in Colorado.

US drone strike kills Germans in Pakistan terror zone (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 12:59 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers patrol the mountaineous region of North Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. A US drone strike has killed eight militants, including five Germans, in Pakistan's anarchic tribal belt where Western intelligence has traced an alleged plot to attack high-profile targets in Europe.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - A US drone strike has killed eight militants, including five Germans, in Pakistan's anarchic tribal belt where Western intelligence has traced an alleged plot to attack high-profile targets in Europe.

France: 12 arrested in counterterrorism cases (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 12:05 PM PDT

AP - Police in southern France arrested 12 people in sweeps against suspected Islamic militant networks on Tuesday, including three men being checked for potential links to a network recruiting fighters for Afghanistan, officials said.

Euro terror alert spotlights voiceprint technology (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 11:07 AM PDT

A police officer with a dog, patrols a central London train station, Monday Oct. 4, 2010. Britain's Foreign Office has upgraded its travel advice for France and Germany, warning Britons going to those countries that the threat of terrorism there is high. Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May said that the threat of terrorism in the U.K. remains unchanged at 'severe,' meaning an attack is highly likely. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Did their voices betray them? The discovery of an alleged terror plot against Europe owes at least some of its success to "voiceprint" technology that allows law enforcement to electronically match a voice to its owner.

German detained in Kenya on terror suspicion: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Reuters - A German citizen has been detained in Kenya on suspicion that he was planning to join Somali allies of al Qaeda, al Shabaab, a German newspaper reported on Tuesday.

French arrest 12 in anti-terror raids amid attack warnings (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 10:34 AM PDT

A French soldier stands guard outside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. French police arrested 12 people and seized guns Tuesday in anti-terror raids that came as Western security officials warn that Al-Qaeda may be planning Mumbai-style attacks in Europe.(AFP/Boris Horvat)AFP - French police arrested 12 people and seized guns Tuesday in anti-terror raids that came as Western security officials warn that Al-Qaeda may be planning Mumbai-style attacks in Europe.

France holds 12 in Europe anti-terrorism operation (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 08:18 AM PDT

Reuters - French police arrested 12 people on Tuesday in early morning swoops the interior minister said were directly linked to a campaign to counter an elevated terrorism threat in Europe.

Top US official to meet EU ministers on terror threat (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:58 AM PDT

Policemen work in a video surveillance room at the police prefecture in Paris. A senior US official will tackle mounting fears of a terror threat against European cities side-by-side with European interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg this week, a diplomat said Tuesday.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)AFP - A senior US official will tackle mounting fears of a terror threat against European cities side-by-side with European interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg this week, a diplomat said Tuesday.

Europe terror alert fuelled by German militants (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Reuters - German police and security experts believe radical Muslim communities like a Hamburg mosque linked to the 2001 attacks on the United States have produced up to 100 trained militants who now pose a major security threat.

Terrorism alert tips U.S. hand, but just barely (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:01 AM PDT

A German federal policeman (Bundespolizei) patrols at the main railway station Hauptbahnhof in Berlin, October 4, 2010. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschReuters - The U.S. warning to citizens of an increased risk of terrorist attacks in Europe also sent a clear message to militants: "We're on to you."

Nigeria ex-militant leader fears for his life (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Henry Okah, right, a South Africa-based Nigerian ex-militant leader appears for the second day at the court in Johannesburg Tuesday Oct. 5. 2010. Okah was directly involved in deadly bombings that struck his homeland's capital during independence celebrations, according to South African prosecutors who charged him with terrorism Monday. Dual car bombing killed at least 12 people in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Friday. (AP Photo/Tawanda Mudimu).AP - A Nigerian militant suspect being held on terror charges in South Africa fears for his life because Nigerian government officials have made threatening statements, the man's lawyer said Tuesday.

Pakistan drone attacks kill Germans in response to Europe terror plot (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 06:07 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A Predator drone strike in Pakistan’s rugged Tribal Areas killed a number of German nationals late Monday, as part of a surge of drone attacks widely believed to target the training area for the planners of an Al Qaeda terror plot in Europe.

French police arrest nine in terror probe (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 05:08 AM PDT

A French soldier stands guard outside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. French police arrested 12 people and seized guns Tuesday in anti-terror raids that came as Western security officials warn that Al-Qaeda may be planning Mumbai-style attacks in Europe.(AFP/Boris Horvat)AFP - Police arrested nine people and seized guns and ammunition in southern France in anti-terrorism raids, sources close to the investigations said on Tuesday.

Man held over US plot faces UK extradition hearing (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 04:48 AM PDT

AP - A Pakistani man alleged to have planned a major al-Qaida attack in Britain and wanted by U.S. authorities over the New York subway bomb plot was ordered to remain in custody Tuesday before an extradition hearing scheduled for December.

Thai court dismisses extra charges against Bout (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2010 02:16 AM PDT

Alleged arms smuggler Viktor Bout from Russia is escorted by a member of the special police unit as he arrives at a criminal court in Bangkok October 4, 2010. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - A Thai court on Tuesday dismissed charges of money-laundering and wire fraud against suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, bringing him a step closer to extradition to the United States to face terrorism charges.

Analysis: Terrorism alerts reflect evolving threat (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 11:49 PM PDT

British anti-terror police patrol the streets of London. Japan became the latest country after Britain and the United States to issue a travel alert for its citizens amid growing fears of a major Al-Qaeda attack on landmark sites in Europe.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. and British alerts about possible attacks in Europe highlight concern that growing numbers of militants are going from the West to remote war zones for training in answer to al Qaeda's online call for violence.

US, Europe face specter of Mumbai-style attack (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:45 PM PDT

Security members patrol on October 4, 2010 at Gare du Nord railway station in Paris. A possible terror plot against European cities has confirmed longstanding fears among Western security services that Al-Qaeda and its allies could try to recreate the 2008 onslaught on Mumbai.(AFP/Thomas Coex)AFP - A possible terror plot against European cities has confirmed longstanding fears among Western security services that Al-Qaeda and its allies could try to recreate the 2008 onslaught on Mumbai.

US enhances train security amid travel warning (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 05:54 PM PDT

A New York City subway train pulls away from a station. The US is preparing to beef up law enforcement presence on trains and transit systems, ABC News has said, amid US travel alerts for a possible terrorist attack in Europe.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AFP - The United States is preparing to beef up law enforcement presence on trains and transit systems, ABC News has said, amid US travel alerts for a possible terrorist attack in Europe.

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