Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan (AP)
• Former officials: Al-Qaida still likely to use WMD (AP)
• US accuses Iran of 'secret deal' with al-Qaida (AP)
• Bridge honors Mass., RI couple killed on 9/11 (AP)
• Norway's 'lone-wolf' attacks stir angst in Europe (AP)
• Study: Terror cult's persistence key to WMD attack (AP)
• Fighting Terrorism with Democracy: How Norway's Prime Minister Plans to Heal His Country (Time.com)
• Norway Attacks: The Worrying Rise of the Lone-Wolf Terrorist (Time.com)
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• 7 Filipino troops die, 21 wounded in rebel clash (AP)

Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:08 PM PDT AP - An AWOL infantry soldier caught with weapons and a bomb inside a backpack admitted planning what would have been Fort Hood's second terrorist attack in less than two years, the Army said Thursday. He might have succeeded at carrying it out, police said, if a gun-store clerk hadn't alerted them to the man's suspicious activity.

Former officials: Al-Qaida still likely to use WMD (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT AP - A chemical or biological attack by al-Qaida and its offshoots remains a threat, despite the killing of terror leader Osama bin Laden, top former U.S. counterterrorist officials said Thursday.

US accuses Iran of 'secret deal' with al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:21 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration accused Iran on Thursday of entering into a "secret deal" with an al-Qaida offshoot that provides money and recruits for attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Treasury Department designated six members of the unit as terrorists subject to U.S. sanctions.

Bridge honors Mass., RI couple killed on 9/11 (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:24 PM PDT AP - Before the politicians and the cameras showed up, Ellen and Bill Goodchild took an unhurried stroll on the bridge that now bears their daughter's name. There were no tears; just smiles for the child they lost on 9/11.

Norway's 'lone-wolf' attacks stir angst in Europe (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:15 PM PDT AP - Norway casts it as the isolated act of a lone-wolf terrorist whose boasts of a far-flung network of anti-Muslim warriors were the fantasies of a deranged mind.

Study: Terror cult's persistence key to WMD attack (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:53 PM PDT AP - Experts argue over how hard it is for terrorists to make weapons of mass destruction, but a new study of the doomsday cult that carried out the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack says that even seemingly marginal groups can succeed with persistence and luck.

Fighting Terrorism with Democracy: How Norway's Prime Minister Plans to Heal His Country (Time.com) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:50 PM PDT Time.com - In an exclusive interview with TIME, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg talks about the attacks that have shocked his nation, and his determination to promote 'more democracy, more openness, and greater political participation'

Norway Attacks: The Worrying Rise of the Lone-Wolf Terrorist (Time.com) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:50 PM PDT Time.com - Norwegian investigators think Anders Behring Breivik likely acted alone in the twin attacks of July 22. But instead of being relieved that he isn't part of a bigger plot, they fear he represents a new, more dangerous type of terrorist

(AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 07:42 AM PDT AP - Finnish police say they've arrested man who bought chemicals that could be used to make bomb.

7 Filipino troops die, 21 wounded in rebel clash (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:34 AM PDT AP - Abu Sayyaf militants killed seven Philippine marines and wounded 21 others who were about to raid their jungle camp Thursday in some of the fiercest fighting this year between the military and the al-Qaida-linked rebels.

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