Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Yemeni arrested, al-Qaida bomber eyed in mail plot (AP)
• Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing? (Time.com)
• US: Cargo terror plot bore 'hallmarks of Al-Qaeda' (AFP)
• Obama thanks Britain and Saudi, presses Yemen cooperation (AFP)
• Punish Canadian severely, Guantanamo court urged (Reuters)
• Parcel bombs have hallmarks of al Qaeda work: Janet Napolitano (Reuters)
• Obama calls Yemeni packages 'credible terrorist threat' (AFP)
• Cargo screening has changed since 2001 attacks (AP)
• Politics and Terror Collide (The Daily Beast)
• Global terror scare hits delivery firms UPS, FedEx (AFP)
• Yemen packages: what is known so far about 'credible terrorist threat' (The Christian Science Monitor)
• U.S. Searches for More Suspicious Cargo (The Daily Beast)

Yemeni arrested, al-Qaida bomber eyed in mail plot (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT AP - Yemeni police arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as details emerged about a terrorist plot aimed at the U.S. that exploited security gaps in the worldwide shipping system.

Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing? (Time.com) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:15 PM PDT Time.com - Terror Plot Foiled: But is the Threat in Yemen Growing?

US: Cargo terror plot bore 'hallmarks of Al-Qaeda' (AFP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:46 AM PDT AFP - US officials said Saturday that all signs of a foiled plot to put explosives on US-bound planes point to the Al-Qaeda terror network.

Obama thanks Britain and Saudi, presses Yemen cooperation (AFP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 11:39 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama thanked British Prime Minister David Cameron and Saudi King Abdullah Saturday for helping to disrupt a terror plot, but reiterated a call to Yemen for closer cooperation.

Punish Canadian severely, Guantanamo court urged (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - A prosecutor urged a U.S. war crimes tribunal on Saturday to sentence a young Canadian and admitted al Qaeda murderer to 25 more years in prison and said anything less would give license to militants.

Parcel bombs have hallmarks of al Qaeda work: Janet Napolitano (Reuters) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:08 AM PDT Reuters - The parcel bombs sent from Yemen destined for the United States have hallmarks of the militant group al Qaeda or its affiliate al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Saturday.

Obama calls Yemeni packages 'credible terrorist threat' (AFP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 03:39 AM PDT AFP - US law enforcement officials searched for suspicious packages aboard planes Saturday as President Barack Obama said that two parcels from Yemen apparently contained explosive material and were a "credible terrorist threat."

Cargo screening has changed since 2001 attacks (AP) Posted: 30 Oct 2010 01:02 AM PDT AP - The discovery of explosive devices being shipped to the U.S. this week raised fears that al-Qaida was plotting new terror attacks that would exploit weaknesses in screening air cargo.

Politics and Terror Collide (The Daily Beast) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 08:52 PM PDT The Daily Beast - The discovery of U.S.-bound explosives prompted a terror alert and a presidential address. Did the election influence Obama's reaction? Louise Roug talks to security experts.

Global terror scare hits delivery firms UPS, FedEx (AFP) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:50 PM PDT AFP - FedEx and UPS scrambled to react to an apparently coordinated global terror attack using their services Friday, shutting suspect routes and throwing their doors open to investigators.

Yemen packages: what is known so far about 'credible terrorist threat' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 05:53 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama confirmed in a White House appearance Friday afternoon that two packages bound from Yemen to the United States and examined in two separate overseas airports contained “explosive materials” and constituted a “credible terrorist threat.”

U.S. Searches for More Suspicious Cargo (The Daily Beast) Posted: 29 Oct 2010 04:27 PM PDT The Daily Beast - Yemeni officials have arrested a woman for suspected involvement in a plot to send explosives to the U.S. They're also seeking a male accomplice. Meanwhile, the search is one for 26 more packages that may contain explosives sent by al Qaeda. Two mail bombs from Yemen destined for Chicago were intercepted on Friday. Britain's Home Secretary said the explosives found in England were viable and were meant to explode on the plane. Janet Napolitano, the U.S. homeland security secretary, said the plot showed "hallmarks of al Qaeda," telling ABC news Saturday morning that the intercepted packages contained PETN, the explosive used in the terror group's foiled Christmas Day bomb attack last year. A tip from Saudi Arabian intelligence helped officials thwart Friday's terror plot.

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