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Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

AP News yesterday

Italian police arrest 2 Pakistanis who allegedly paid for phones used in Mumbai attacks Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used ...

Afghan child killed while planting bomb: govt

AFP South Asian Edition yesterday

A 13-year-old Afghan forced by militants to plant a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan was killed when it exploded, the interior ministry said Saturday. The child died while placing the improvised explosive device (IED) on a road in the Zahri district of ...

Al-Qaeda seizes Japan hostage in Yemen: tribal source

AFP Global Edition yesterday

Al-Qaeda gunmen have seized a Japanese engineer from his tribal kidnappers in Yemen, a tribal source who has been seeking to negotiate his release said on Saturday. "The hostage was seized by elements of Al-Qaeda, who took him to an unknown destination ...

Italy arrests Pakistanis suspected of Mumbai links

Reuters US Online Report World News yesterday

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian anti-terrorist police have arrested two Pakistanis suspected of helping to finance the Islamic militant group responsible for the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, that killed 166 people. Police said in a statement on Saturday the men, identified ...

Miami man gets 13-year sentence for Sears Tower plot

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News yesterday

MIAMI (Reuters) - The ringleader of a group of Miami men convicted of plotting to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and government offices was sentenced to 13-1/2 years in prison on Friday. The sentence for Narseal Batiste was handed down by a ...

Post-9/11 air defenses under review: US

AFP American Edition yesterday

US and Canadian military commanders are reviewing whether to maintain elaborate air defenses set up after the attacks of September 11, 2001, a spokesman said on Friday. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) launched the review to examine the threat of ...

Bike bomber kills 12 in Afghan town: officials

AFP Asian Edition 2 days ago

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a town in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more, local officials said. The attack in Farah occurred the day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in ...

Motorbike bomber kills six in Afghan town: police

AFP Asian Edition 2 days ago

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing six people and wounding 36 civilians, the provincial police chief said. The attack occurred the day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn ...

Suicide bomber kills six in Afghan town: police

AFP Asian Edition 2 days ago

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing six people and wounding 36 civilians, the provincial police chief said. The bomber struck in an area where heavy trucks were being loaded ...

AFGHAN MOTORCYCLE BOMB

AP News 2 days ago

Map locates Farah, Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives Copyright 2009 AP News

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