2010年11月27日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 04:18 PM PST

** CORRECTS NAME OF COUNTY TO MULTNOMAH INSTEAD OF MAUTHNOMAH ** This image released Nov. 27, 2010 by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19. Federal agents in a sting operation arrested the Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van full of what he believed were explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony, federal authorities said. The bomb was a fake supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said. (AP Photo/Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)AP - A Somali-born teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he didn't mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement official and court documents.


Obama defends airport security measures (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:35 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama defended controversial new security measures at U.S. airports in an interview released on Friday, saying the methods were necessary to prevent a potential terrorist attack.

Official: FBI tipped off to investigate teenager (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 11:18 AM PST

This image released Nov. 27, 2010 by the Mauthnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19. Federal agents in a sting operation arrested the Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van full of what he believed were explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony, federal authorities said. The bomb was a fake supplied by the agents and the public was never in danger, authorities said. (AP Photo/Mauthnomah County Sheriff's Office)AP - The teenager accused of attempting to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore., was acting on his own initiative and not at the direction of any foreign terrorist organization, a law enforcement official said Saturday.


Affidavit: Woman sent $800 to Somali terror group (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:04 AM PST

AP - A woman charged in San Diego with aiding a Somali terrorist group is accused of sending $800 to two fighters in the organization.

Suicide bombers kill 12 at Afghan police HQ (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST

An Afghan national Army soldier attached to First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division stands atop of military track before patrolling in Panjwai district, Afghanistan's Kandahar province, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, with an Afghan national flag at the background. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at an Afghan police headquarters Saturday, killing 12 officers in an area along the Pakistan border that still sees heavy Taliban attacks even as NATO pours in more troops and resources.


Pakistani Sunni Muslims rally against terrorism (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 12:50 AM PST

Pakistani security officials and firefighters examine the site of a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. A cargo plane crashed into a housing complex in Karachi soon after takeoff Sunday, setting off a huge blaze and killing all eight Russian crew on board, Pakistan's civil aviation authority said.   (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Hundreds of Sunni Muslims have started a nearly 200-mile (320-kilometer) high-risk trek across Pakistan in a protest against Taliban attacks on the country's religious sites.


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