Plot to blow up US-bound jet foiled
May 8th, 2012 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 8 (IANS) The US and other intelligence agencies thwarted a plot to bomb a US-bound airliner and seized an explosive device, similar to ones previously used by ... Read more...
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Terrorist was ‘very well trained’, says India (Roundup)
February 14th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The wife of an Israeli diplomat who survived a bomb attack here remained in hospital Tuesday as India called it a "terror attack" and ... Read more...
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Iran behind attack on Israeli missions: Netanyahu (Lead)
February 13th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) Iran was behind a car bomb attack on Israeli officials in New Delhi and a thwarted attack in Georgian capital Tbilisi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said ... Read more...
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Iran behind attack on Israeli missions: Netanyahu
February 13th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) Iran was behind a car bomb attack on Israeli officials in New Delhi as well as a thwarted attack in Georgian capital Tbilisi, Prime Minister Benjamin ... Read more...
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Attack foiled at Israeli embassy in Georgia
February 13th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 13 (IANS) An attempted attack on the Israeli embassy in Georgia capital Tbilisi was foiled Monday when an employee discovered a car fitted with an explosive device near ... Read more...
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Team Anna vows to unseat corrupt, bring changes in policy
October 18th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 18 (IANS) Team Anna proved to be a big hit in Lucknow, where thousands of people converged on the banks of the Gomati river Tuesday to cheer ... Read more...
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Attack on Kejriwal unfortunate: BJP
October 18th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday condemned the attempted attack on Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal in Lucknow, describing it as "unfortunate"."The attack on ... Read more...
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Man held for attempted attack on Kejriwal (Lead)
October 18th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 18 (IANS) A man was detained here Tuesday as he lunged at Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal when he arrived at the venue of an event, police said.The ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim cleric warns royal wedding ‘prime target’ of al-Qaeda, aspiring ‘jihadis’
April 26th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 26 (ANI): A British Muslim cleric has warned that the upcoming royal wedding is a prime target for al-Qaeda operatives, and aspiring 'jihadis'.The cleric, Anjem Choudary, who plans to ... Read more...
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Terror bid at Pakistan parliament foiled, two arrested (Lead)
November 26th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Pakistani security officials have arrested two suspected militants who were allegedly planning to carry out suicide attacks on the parliament building and a mosque in ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda tried to use explosives-filled dogs to down U.S. cargo plane
November 6th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- Al-Qaeda militants have allegedly tried to use two dogs, filled with explosives, in an attempt to down a U.S. cargo plane in 2008, according to Britain's The Sun ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda kill seven Yemeni soldiers
August 29th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, Aug 29 (IANS) Seven Yemeni soldiers were killed and five wounded in an Al Qaeda attack in the country's troubled Abyan province, an official said.
The fatalities occurred when Al Qaeda militants ... Read more...
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Times Square bomber Shahzad declares war on Americans
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 22 (ANI): Failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad has apparently declared war against all Americans in retaliation for their occupation of Muslim lands and random killing of Muslims.Having ... Read more...
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Bid on Sri Sri Ravishankar not a targeted attack
May 31st, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, May 31 (ANI): A day after attempted attack on Art of Living (AoL) founder Sri Sri Ravishankar, Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Ajai Kumar Singh on Monday said it was ... Read more...
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Gadkari expresses concern over attack on Sri Sri Ravishankar
May 31st, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari on Monday wrote a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa expressing concern over the attempted attack on ... Read more...
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Times Square bomb suspect acknowledges Taliban funding support
May 22nd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 22 (ANI): Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomb suspect, has claimed that he received financial support from the Pakistan Taliban for his failed operation.Two U.S. law enforcement officials ... Read more...
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Post foiled Times Square bomb plot, US deployed fed agents to prevent future attacks
May 21st, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 21 (ANI): American prosecutors have revealed that hundreds of federal agents were deployed in different cities of the country to prevent future attacks, days after the arrest of ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army Major Adnan is Second Arrest in NYC Bomb Plot
May 20th, 2010 - 3:03 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Officials have told NBC New York that a second arrest has been made in the New York City Times Square bombing attempt. According to the report, Pakistani Army ... Read more...
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Pakistan told to check extremists as Shahzad accomplices nabbed (Second Lead)
May 14th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Pakistan has arrested a militant who acted as an accomplice of Faisal Shahzad, the man who attempted to bomb Times Square, while three Pakistanis have been arrested ... Read more...
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Shahzad accomplices held in US, Pakistan (Lead)
May 14th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) Pakistan has arrested a militant who acted as an accomplice of Faisal Shahzad, the man who tried to bomb Times Square, while three Pakistanis have been arrested ... Read more...
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Holder vows to pursue Times Square suspects abroad
May 14th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has told a House panel that the Obama administration would use all available resources to bring all those involved in the ... Read more...
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Pakistan arrests militant who helped Shahzad
May 14th, 2010 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 14 (IANS) The Pakistani government has arrested a suspect with connections to a Pakistani militant group who said he acted as an accomplice to Times Square bombing supect, the ... Read more...
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Times Square probe: three arrested in raids
May 14th, 2010 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, May 14 (DPA) Federal investigators conducted raids Thursday in three north-eastern states in connection with the probe into the botched car bombing of Times Square in New York.Federal prosecutors and ... Read more...
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‘Taliban’s suicide-bomb trainer tutored NYK bombing suspect’
May 6th, 2010 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) Times Square bombing's Pakistan-born suspect Faisal Shahzad received instruction from the Pakistan Taliban's suicide-bomb trainer, the Wall Street Journal reported citing a senior Pakistani official
If verified the ... Read more...
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US must push Pak to deal ‘unambiguously’ with terrorists targeting India, world: Curtis
May 5th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 5 (ANI): Even though Faisal Shehzad, who has been accused of plotting the failed Times Square bombing, has claimed that he was acting 'alone' and not on behalf of any ... Read more...
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Times Square bomb suspect travelled often to Pakistan (Lead)
May 5th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistan-born suspect who tried to explode a car bomb in Times Square, had lived legally in the US for 10 years and apparently often travelled ... Read more...
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Times Square bomb suspect admits he was trained in Pakistan
May 5th, 2010 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 5 (IANS) A Pakistani American suspect in the failed Times Square car bombing has admitted he attempted to detonate a bomb at the New York landmark and had received ... Read more...
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Faisal Shahzad NEW Info: Fireworks In Home, Awaits Charges
May 5th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As previously mentioned in an article posted earlier today, details in the case of Faisal Shahzad are quickly coming in. Shahzad is the suspect who was ... Read more...
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Pakistan Taliban deny New York car bomb claim (Lead)
May 3rd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 3 (DPA) Pakistani Taliban Monday said they were not aware of a video attributed to them claiming responsibility for the failed car bomb in New York late Saturday.
The US-based ... Read more...
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Taliban-linked group claims it planted New York car bomb
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 3 (DPA) A Pakistani group with links to the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the failed car bomb that forced the evacuations of large parts of downtown New ... Read more...
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NYC Terror Suspect Submits Guilty Plea
April 24th, 2010 - 2:09 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of the men who were arrested in the attempted attack on New York's subway system has plead guilty to conspiracy to use weapons of destruction and providing ... Read more...
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Second Suspect in NYC Subway Bomb Plot To Plead Guilty
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man who was charged in the attempted attack on the New York Subway system with bombs which were homemade has plans to plead guilty, according to law ... Read more...
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‘Al Qaeda poised for large-scale terror attack on America by July’
February 3rd, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb. 3 (ANI): Dennis C. Blair, President Obama's director of national intelligence, has warned that Al Qaeda and its affiliates may attempt a large-scale attack on American soil within the next ... Read more...
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Americans confident Obama can handle terrorism: Poll
January 12th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Most Americans remain confident that President Barack Obama's administration can protect the country from terrorism despite the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a US airliner, according ... Read more...
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Undie bomber says 20 others trained to blow up jets
January 9th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a US airliner with an underwear bomb has boasted that close to 20 other young Muslim men ... Read more...
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