2011年4月22日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


NATO: Key figure from Qaida-linked group captured (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:38 AM PDT

Afghan boy collects trophy pieces of a destroyed car after an explosion which was used by a suicide attacker in Batikut district of Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 20, 2011.  The suicide car bomber targeted an international military convoy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - A militant who led operations in Afghanistan for an al-Qaida-linked terror group has been captured in the north where his fighters joined forces with the Taliban to step up attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, NATO said Friday.


Man charged in N. Ireland police murder probe (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:38 AM PDT

This handout picture received from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on April 3, shows Constable Ronan Kerr. Police investigating the murder of Kerr, who was killed by a car bomb in County Omagh on April 2, have charged a 33-year-old man with terrorism-related offences.(AFP/PSNI/File)AFP - Police investigating the murder of a Catholic police officer in Northern Ireland have charged a 33-year-old man with terrorism-related offences.


Anne Frank Center moving closer to ground zero (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:23 AM PDT

AP - The nonprofit Anne Frank Center plans to relocate to an office tower near ground zero in time for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Mosque attack shows changes in Indonesia terrorism (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:10 AM PDT

CORRECTS PHOTOGRAPHER'S NAME - In this Monday, April 18, 2011 photo, a man is silhouetted by rays of morning sunlight at the village where Muhammad Syarif who blew himself at a mosque inside a police compound on April 15 used to live in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. Recent terror attacks in the world's most populous Muslim country have been carried by individuals or small groups, have been less deadly and have targeted local 'infidels' instead of Westerners, signaling the country's success in tamping down on its main underground terror networks, but also shows how radical groups still operating in the open remain potent breeding grounds where angry young men can turn into attackers. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - Muhammad Syarif was by all accounts a hothead: He smashed up shops that sold liquor, argued about religion, kicked people he deemed lazy. Last week, he blew himself up in a mosque packed with police, injuring 30.


Kenyan police issue Easter terror alert (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:54 AM PDT

AP - Kenya's police commissioner is warning that al-Qaida-linked Somali insurgents that have already carried out an international attack may attempt to strike Kenya over the Easter holidays.

Russia kills 'Saudi Al-Qaeda leader' in Chechnya (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:26 AM PDT

A screen grab taken from kavkazcenter.com shows a photo of the man reportedly identified as a Saudi militant, known by the nom-de-guerre of Moganned, who was the top envoy of Al-Qaeda in the Northern Caucasus.(AFP/kavkazcenter.com/-)AFP - Russia on Friday announced the killing of Al-Qaeda's top militant in the Caucasus in an operation analysts said marked one of the biggest successes by security forces in the region in years.


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