Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Man says charges in KC airport bomb scare 'absurd' (AP)
• Lawmakers repeat Sept 11 ceremony on Capitol steps (AP)
• Ex-counterterror official predicts more to come (AP)
• Military jets safely escort NYC, Detroit flights (AP)
• White House expresses relief over no 9/11 incident (AP)
• Swedish terror suspects from Somalia, Iraq (AP)
• America mourns Sept 11 dead with somber ceremonies (Reuters)
• Bribery sentencing put off for onetime 9/11 hero (AP)
• Detroit Sept 11 airline passengers no threat: FBI (Reuters)
• Singapore says it has detained 3 terror suspects (AP)
• Ugandan judge drops charges on Kenyan activist (AP)
• 9/11 memorial opens in NY; `This is so peaceful' (AP)
• 10 years after 9/11, a real home to honor victims (AP)
• Hope and heroism: Obama hails post-9/11 resilience (AP)
• Text of Obama's speech commemorating Sept. 11 (AP)
• Afghan militias, police accused of abuses (AP)
• Media pause to reflect on Sept. 11 anniversary (AP)

Man says charges in KC airport bomb scare 'absurd' (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:18 PM PDT AP - A man accused of trying to take a fake bomb through a security checkpoint at Kansas City International Airport on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks has a history of mental illness and recently quit taking his medications, the man's mother told investigators.

Lawmakers repeat Sept 11 ceremony on Capitol steps (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:05 PM PDT AP - Members of Congress gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Monday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and raise a chorus of unity as they did in the hours after the terrorist strikes.

Ex-counterterror official predicts more to come (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 01:31 PM PDT AP - One day after the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, a former Obama administration official predicts no letup in the al-Qaida threat to the U.S.

Military jets safely escort NYC, Detroit flights (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 12:59 PM PDT AP - Fighter jets were scrambled to escort two commercial flights into New York City and Detroit "out of an abundance of caution" after crews reported suspicious activity on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials said.

White House expresses relief over no 9/11 incident (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:43 AM PDT AP - The White House is expressing relief that the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has passed without incident, despite the investigation into a credible but unconfirmed threat focused on New York or Washington.

Swedish terror suspects from Somalia, Iraq (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:52 AM PDT AP - Four men arrested on terror suspicions over the weekend in Sweden's second-largest city were identified in court documents Monday as local residents in their 20s and originally from Somalia and Iraq.

America mourns Sept 11 dead with somber ceremonies (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:22 AM PDT Reuters - Children yearned for lost parents and grown men and women sobbed in raw grief on the brass bearing the names of nearly 3,000 dead as America commemorated the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Bribery sentencing put off for onetime 9/11 hero (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 08:51 AM PDT AP - Sentencing has been postponed for a former official who was hailed for helping two people escape the World Trade Center on 9/11. He was later convicted of taking bribes related to the terrorist attacks' aftermath.

Detroit Sept 11 airline passengers no threat: FBI (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 08:41 AM PDT Reuters - Three airline passengers questioned after their "suspicious activity" prompted a military fighter jet escort into the Detroit airport on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks have been released without charges, the FBI said on Monday.

Singapore says it has detained 3 terror suspects (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:27 AM PDT AP - Singapore says it has detained three people this year for terrorism-related activities.

Ugandan judge drops charges on Kenyan activist (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 02:39 AM PDT AP - A Ugandan judge has dropped charges against five people including a Kenyan human rights activist in connection with twin suicide bombings last year that killed 76 people.

9/11 memorial opens in NY; `This is so peaceful' (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 04:05 PM PDT AP - Exactly 10 years ago, ground zero was a smoking, fire-spitting tomb, a ghastly pile of rubble and human remains. On Monday it was a place of serenity — an expanse of trees and water in the middle of a bustling city — as the 9/11 memorial opened to the public.

10 years after 9/11, a real home to honor victims (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 03:01 AM PDT AP - Oak trees and sparkling waterfalls have replaced the shards and smoke and bodies. Ten years after the attacks that changed American life, the World Trade Center site is a memorial, and the need to mourn is being eclipsed by the need to honor the memories of the nearly 3,000 people killed.

Hope and heroism: Obama hails post-9/11 resilience (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2011 06:30 PM PDT AP - Ten years after the nation was unified in horror, President Barack Obama honored the legacy of Sept. 11 victims on Sunday by personally tracing the trail of the terrorist attacks, proudly declaring that the decade since has proven "America does not give in to fear."

Text of Obama's speech commemorating Sept. 11 (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2011 06:15 PM PDT AP - Text of President Barack Obama's speech at the Kennedy Center commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, as delivered:

Afghan militias, police accused of abuses (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2011 03:23 AM PDT AP - Afghan militias and some units of a U.S.-backed local police force have been committing abuses, including stealing from homes during raids and beating residents, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

Media pause to reflect on Sept. 11 anniversary (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2011 05:19 PM PDT AP - For all the journalistic firepower gathered to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Sunday, the small moments captured by cameras resonated most deeply.

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