Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Alert issued on beverage containers on planes (AP)
• Mumbai police seek four militants planning 'violent' attacks (AFP)
• Rome explosions at embassies linked to Italian anarchists (The Christian Science Monitor)
• US Congress blocks Guantanamo closure (AFP)
• Bomb blasts hit Swiss, Chilean embassies in Rome (AFP)
• Anarchists claim responsibility for Rome bombs (Reuters)
• Australia apology to Indian doctor over terror charge (AFP)
• Guantánamo: Is Obama's vow to close detention camp facing a reality check? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Holiday season prompts stepped-up security against terrorist attack (The Christian Science Monitor)

Alert issued on beverage containers on planes (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:53 PM PST AP - The Homeland Security Department has alerted air carriers to a potential terror tactic involving insulated beverage containers like thermoses.

Mumbai police seek four militants planning 'violent' attacks (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:37 PM PST AFP - Four members of a Pakstan-based terrorist group have entered India's financial capital Mumbai with the aim of carrying out "violent" attacks, police said as they launched a manhunt Thursday.

Rome explosions at embassies linked to Italian anarchists (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:59 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - After weeks of raucous student protests and political uncertainty surrounding embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italy is now on edge over a string of terror attacks targeting foreign embassies.

US Congress blocks Guantanamo closure (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:13 AM PST AFP - US lawmakers have effectively blocked President Barack Obama's efforts to close the controversial terror prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by approving a Pentagon budge that forbids spending money on the move.

Bomb blasts hit Swiss, Chilean embassies in Rome (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST AFP - Bomb blasts in the Chilean and Swiss embassies in Rome injured two staffers on Thursday in attacks that officials said may have been carried out by anarchists like the ones behind a similar plot in Greece.

Anarchists claim responsibility for Rome bombs (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:41 PM PST Reuters - An Italian anarchist group claimed responsibility for parcel bombs on Thursday that wounded two people at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome, a reminder of Europe's home-grown threats at a time of political instability.

Australia apology to Indian doctor over terror charge (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 09:37 PM PST AFP - Australia has made a formal apology to Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef for his wrongful detention in 2007 over failed extremist attacks at airports in London and Glasgow.

Guantánamo: Is Obama's vow to close detention camp facing a reality check? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:51 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama’s pledge to close the US terror detention camp at Guantánamo is now facing its most significant obstacle. On Wednesday, Congress gave final approval to a defense authorization bill that includes a provision blocking transfer of any Guantánamo detainees to the US â€" even to face a criminal trial.

Holiday season prompts stepped-up security against terrorist attack (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:53 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - National-security officials and law-enforcement agencies have stepped up efforts to prevent a terrorist attack in the United States during the holiday season.

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