2011年12月2日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Napolitano says lone wolf terror threat growing (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:28 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano delivers a speech during a press conference with French interior minister Claude Gueant and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, unseen, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. French authorities have increased security for Syrian opposition members who have come under threat, the interior minister said Friday. France, Syria's one-time colonial ruler, has strongly endorsed the council and holds a tough diplomatic line against the deadly crackdown by Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime on an anti-government uprising. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - U.S. Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano said Friday that the risk of "lone wolf" attackers, with no ties to known extremist networks or grand conspiracies, is on the rise as the global terrorist threat has shifted.


Va. man pleads guilty to helping terror group (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:22 PM PST

AP - A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to supporting a Pakistani terrorist group by making a propaganda video and distributing it on the Internet.

9 men deny plot to mount London bomb attacks (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 08:38 AM PST

AP - Nine men have denied plotting to launch bomb attacks on landmarks including Britain's Parliament and busy shopping areas.

Senate backs military custody for terror suspects (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:30 PM PST

Reuters - The Senate voted on Thursday to broaden the armed forces' powers over suspected militants, requiring that foreigners allied with al Qaeda be held in military custody even if they are captured in the United States.
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