Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Prosecutors: Women talk of jihad in recorded calls (AP)
• Perry says Iran plot requires border security (AP)
• UN extends Afghan force amid terrorist concerns (AP)
• Friend: Ambassador plot suspect had lots of cash (AP)
• Alleged Iran plot "dangerous escalation": Clinton (Reuters)
• Nigerian man pleads guilty in underwear bomb plot (AP)
• Arson attacks disrupt German train system (AP)
• Jury to decide case of 3 NC men in terror trial (AP)
• Terror suspect says he opposed Bali bombings (AP)
• US issues terror alert after Iran plot exposed (AP)

Prosecutors: Women talk of jihad in recorded calls (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT AP - Two Minnesota women accused of funneling money to a terror group in Somalia talked about collecting money for al-Shabab, supporting fighters instead of other charities and the possibility that FBI was listening in on their conversations, according to hours of recorded phone calls played for jurors.

Perry says Iran plot requires border security (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday an Iranian-backed terror plot coordinated in Mexico proves the U.S. must secure its southern border, an attempt to shore up his standing among Republicans on immigration.

UN extends Afghan force amid terrorist concerns (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 12:26 PM PDT AP - The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize the 130,000-strong NATO-led force in Afghanistan for another year, expressing serious concern over ongoing terrorist and criminal activities in the country and the increase in civilian casualties.

Friend: Ambassador plot suspect had lots of cash (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:00 PM PDT AP - A long-time friend of a former Texas used car dealer charged in a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador in the United States says his friend told in him in August while they were both in Iran that he was making a lot of money for not very much work.

Alleged Iran plot "dangerous escalation": Clinton (Reuters) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:41 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that Iran's alleged ties to a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington marked a "dangerous escalation" of Tehran's sponsorship of terrorism.

Nigerian man pleads guilty in underwear bomb plot (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 04:37 PM PDT AP - A Nigerian man pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to bring down a jetliner with a bomb in his underwear, defiantly telling a federal judge that he acted in retaliation for the killing of Muslims worldwide and referring to the failed explosive as a "blessed weapon."

Arson attacks disrupt German train system (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:23 AM PDT AP - German authorities sent scores of police to secure the nation's railways on Wednesday after a series of firebombs disrupted train traffic for thousands of passengers.

Jury to decide case of 3 NC men in terror trial (AP) Posted: 12 Oct 2011 01:31 AM PDT AP - Jurors are scheduled to begin deliberations in the case of three North Carolina men accused of plotting terrorist attacks on the U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va. and targets overseas.

Terror suspect says he opposed Bali bombings (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:44 PM PDT AP - An Indonesian militant accused of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people claims he opposed the nightclub attacks.

US issues terror alert after Iran plot exposed (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 08:31 PM PDT AP - The State Department is warning Americans around the world of the potential for terrorist attacks against U.S. interests following the exposure of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States.

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