Tag Archives: Terrorism

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  Does cigarette smuggling ring fund terrorism?

  “This case started because we were being vigilant about terrorism,” NY Police commissioner Ray Kelly said in a statement.
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  Police: Mastermind of UK terror plot sentenced

  The architect of an al Qaeda-inspired terror plot in Birmingham, England, was sentenced Friday to at least 18 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
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  Police: Boston bomber suspects targeted Times Square

  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston bombing suspect, has indicated to investigators that he intended to detonate explosives in Times Square, CNN reports.
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  Thwarted terror plot targeted train from Canada to U.S.

  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday authorities have arrested two people and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train.
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  RMC Terrorism expert on Chechnya connection

  Terrorism expert and Randolph-Macon College Political Science Professor Thomas Badey appeared on the CBS 6 News at Noon.
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  Man charged with making bomb threat near White House

  A man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of making a bomb threat near the White House, according to the Secret Service and Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department.
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  U.S. diplomat died ‘doing what she loved’ in Afghanistan

  Anne Smedinghoff’s death was a grim reminder of the risks and importance of pushing for change in one of the toughest places on earth.
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  Deadly suicide bombing at U.S. Embassy in Turkey

  A suicide bombing near the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, killed one person and wounded two others
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  American who aided Mumbai terror attack sentenced to 35 years

  In a federal courtroom in Chicago on Thursday, David Headley was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the 2008 attacks in Mumbai.
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  USS Cole families mark 12 years while terrorist trial drags on

  Friday marks the 12 year anniversary of the bombing of the USS Cole in the Yemen port of Aden.
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  Newsweek cover controversial, sparks ridicule

  The latest Newsweek magazine is getting attention for its provocative cover.
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  Libyan President tells CBS that attacks were planned

  Libyan President tells CBS that attacks were planned, and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice said the U.S. has no evidence proving that the attacks in Benghazi were premeditated.