2011年6月8日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Wife: Mumbai attacks defendant didn't know of plot (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:59 PM PDT

Samraz Rana, the wife of Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, accused in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, pauses during an interview, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, in Chicago at the office of her husband's attorney. Rana says says the friendship between her husband and an admitted terrorist who was the government's top witness wasn't as close as attorneys claim. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - The wife of a Chicago businessman accused in the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks said Wednesday that the friendship between her husband and an admitted terrorist who's the government's star witness wasn't as close as attorneys have portrayed.

New Jersey tries to prevent terror attacks with texting (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:42 PM PDT

Reuters - New Jersey Transit Corporation, the nation's third largest transit system, ramped up its efforts to guard against terrorism on Wednesday by asking passengers to text about suspicious behaviors or unattended packages.

FBI uses its authority well in fighting terror: Mueller (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:36 PM PDT

FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. Mueller told US senators Wednesday that, despite criticism from civil liberty groups, his agency has shown respect for the rights of citizens as it seeks to keep the country safe from terrorist attacks.(AFP/Getty Images)AFP - FBI Director Robert Mueller told US senators Wednesday that, despite criticism from civil liberty groups, his agency has shown respect for the rights of citizens as it seeks to keep the country safe from terrorist attacks.

Mumbai attacks trial wraps up in Chicago (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:39 PM PDT

A courtroom drawing shows Tahawwur Rana (left, white hair) during closing arguments of his closely-watched terrorism trial in Chicago on June 7. Rana's trial is being closely watched as it touched on alleged Pakistani military intelligence collusion with terrorism -- a hugely sensitive issue after Osama bin Laden's killing sparked similar US charges.(AFP/L.D. Chukman)AFP - A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman was part of the "inner circle" of terrorists who plotted the 2008 Mumbai attacks, US prosecutors said in closing arguments.

Fukushima meltdown could be template for nuclear terrorism, study says (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:47 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Fukushima disaster's dramatic demonstration of how nuclear plants are vulnerable to cooling-system failure could "awaken terrorist interest" in attacking such plants, says a new joint study by US and Russian experts on the threat of nuclear terrorism.

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