2010年11月17日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Gitmo detainee acquitted of all but 1 charge in NY (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:14 PM PST

Courtroom sketch shows defendant Ahmed Ghailani (L) listening to his defense attorney Steve Zissou (C) during opening statements at his trial in New York in October 2010. Ghailani faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years after his conspiracy conviction Wednesday in the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, prosecutors said.(AFP/File/Shirley Shepard)AP - The first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial was acquitted Wednesday of all but one of the hundreds of charges he helped unleash death and destruction on two U.S. embassies in 1998 — a mixed result for what's been viewed as a terror test case.

Tanzanian cleared of terror charges in key Guantanamo trial (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:27 PM PST

This courtroom drawing shows Ahmed Ghailani in court in New York. The Tanzanian man accused in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies was cleared of terror charges Wednesday, but could still face life in prison in a dramatic end to the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.(AFP/Shirley Shepard)AFP - A Tanzanian man accused in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies was cleared of terror charges Wednesday, but could still face life in prison in a dramatic end to the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.

Jury clears Ghailani of major terrorism charges (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:09 PM PST

Reuters - The first suspect transferred from Guantanamo military prison to face a U.S. civilian court was found not guilty on all but one charge in the 1998 African embassy bombings on Wednesday in a setback to President Barack's Obama plans for trying terrorism suspects.

Tanzanian cleared of US embassies terror charges (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:57 PM PST

This courtroom drawing shows Ahmed Ghailani in court in New York. The Tanzanian man accused in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies was cleared of terror charges Wednesday, but could still face life in prison in a dramatic end to the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.(AFP/Shirley Shepard)AFP - A Tanzanian man accused in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies was cleared of terror charges Wednesday, but could still face life in prison in a dramatic end to the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate.

APNewsBreak: Activists called back to grand jury (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 03:10 PM PST

AP - Three Minnesota anti-war activists who refused to testify before a federal grand jury in Chicago after their homes were raided in a terrorism investigation have been told they'll be called again, an attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Feds: Russian arms suspect not beyond law's reach (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:31 PM PST

This image provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration shows Russian arms trafficking suspect Viktor Bout, center, in U.S. custody after being flown from Bangkok to New York on Tuesday Nov. 16, 2010 in a chartered U.S. plane, extradited in manacles to face terrorism charges despite a final outraged push by Russian diplomats to persuade Thailand to release him. (AP Photo/Drug Enforcement Administration)AP - A former Soviet military officer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly selling an arsenal of weapons that would be "the envy of some small countries" was in the United States on Wednesday to face justice, a prosecutor announced, refusing to address the possibility that the extradition had chilled U.S.-Russian relations.

Germany raises security level over terror threat (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:50 AM PST

Police dog Kira and two police officers wearing bulletproof vests stand guard at the main train station in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Germany's interior minister announced Wednesday that he is ordering increased security in the country in light of a heightened threat from terrorism. Thomas de Maiziere, Germany's top security official, said a series of recent events suggest authorities are dealing 'with a new situation.' (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - Germany sent hundreds of police officers into railway stations, airports and other public places Wednesday, after the nation's top security official warned of an increased threat from Islamic extremists.

Germany warns of planned terror attack (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:06 AM PST

Armed police officers stand in front of a subsidiary of the superior regional tribunal in Duesseldorf, western Germany, in February 2010. Germany said it was tightening security at airports and train stations after receiving AFP - Machinegun-toting police patrolled German stations and airports Wednesday after the government raised security levels in response to a tip-off of an attack planned this month.

Thailand extradites Russian arms suspect to U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:48 PM PST

Suspected arms smuggler Viktor Bout from Russia looks on from behind bars at a criminal court in Bangkok in this October 4, 2010 file photo. Bout was flown out of Thailand on a charter flight to the United States on November 16, 2010, an airport official said, following the government's decision to extradite him. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/FilesReuters - Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in New York from Thailand on Tuesday to face U.S. terrorism charges, the Justice Department said.

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