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Al-Qaeda Plots Embedded in Porn

Plans to seize ships, attack Europe in memory chips that included raunchy vid

(Newser) - Extensive al-Qaeda terror plots were discovered embedded in a very un-Islamic spot: a porn movie. Plans for seizing cruise ships and European attacks similar to the assault on Mumbai were among the plots found on a digital storage device and memory cards that included a porn video called Kick Ass...

Officials Watching for 'Body Bombs' on Planes

Threat of surgically implanted bombs is real: officials

(Newser) - As the anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden looms, security for US-bound flights has been stepped up around the world. While authorities say that there is no specific information of an impending attack timed for the anniversary, one threat that officials are watching for is "body...

US Restarts Drone Strikes in Pakistan

First strikes in a month could hurt negotiations

(Newser) - Despite Pakistan's insistence that the US cease its drone strikes there , CIA drone missiles struck militant targets in the country for the first time in a month yesterday, the Washington Post reports. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry condemned the strikes, which killed four fighters linked to al-Qaeda. Just last week,...

Gutted al-Qaeda Incapable of Another 9/11: Experts

Core 'essentially gone,' but spinoff groups a concern

(Newser) - Al-Qaeda today is mostly a spent force, unable to carry out another 9/11-style attack, said US intelligence officials yesterday, reports Reuters . The mostly anonymous assessment—in a conference call led by Robert Cardillo, deputy director of US national intelligence—came one year after the killing of Osama bin Laden , with...

'Al-Qaeda Coming to NY' Web Graphic Rattles Officials

NYPD, FBI probing image posted on terror-friendly sites

(Newser) - The most popular Internet forums linked to al-Qaeda have gone offline over the last couple of weeks, but a disturbing image has surfaced on those that remain. "Al Qaeda Coming Soon Again in New York," warns the graphic, which contains an image of the New York City skyline,...

Al-Qaeda Websites Oddly Go Dark for 11 Days

Ex-State Department official: 'It looks like a takedown'

(Newser) - Al-Qaeda's most popular web forums have gone dark for 11 days now in what experts are calling a likely cyber attack, the Washington Post reports. "It sure looks like a takedown," said a former State Department official. If website administrators were dealing with mere technical glitches, they...

Afghan Policeman Kills 9 Sleeping Fellow Officers

Officials blame Taliban for attack

(Newser) - An Afghan policeman killed nine of his fellow officers as they lay sleeping in a village in the eastern Paktika province today, police said, blaming the attack on the Taliban. The gunman was assigned to a small command post when he woke up at 3am for guard duty. He then...

Gunman&#39;s Father Suing France
 Gunman's Father Suing France 
Mar 29, 2012 1:32 AM CDT

Gunman's Father Suing France

Lawyer says Mohamed Merah's wife left him days before attacks began

(Newser) - The father of the Toulouse gunman shot dead after a 32-hour siege last week claims his son was murdered by French special forces, and is suing France. Mohamed Merah's father, who lives in Algeria, accuses the French of not following procedure in their attempt to arrest his son, the...

French Gunman Sent Video to Al-Jazeera
Al-Jazeera: We Won't Air French Gunman's Video
UPDATED
Mar 27, 2012 7:30 AM CDT

Al-Jazeera: We Won't Air French Gunman's Video

USB stick contains footage of killings, Koran readings

(Newser) - Mohamed Merah's video of his killing spree will not see the light of day, at least not by way of al-Jazeera. The network announced that the video neither provided any fresh info nor met al-Jazeera's code of ethics for broadcast. It revealed that Merah's face was never...

Did France Miss the Warning Signs?

PM defends intelligence service's handling of Mohamed Merah

(Newser) - France is wondering whether more could have been done to prevent Mohamed Merah's deadly series of attacks. The al-Qaeda-inspired killer—who was shot dead yesterday after a 32-hour standoff —had a violent criminal record, had been put under surveillance after trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and was on...

France Shooter Did Film Killings

Also: Mohamed Merah was on the US no-fly list

(Newser) - The gunman who terrorized France in recent days filmed all three of his shootings ( as suspected) and claimed to have posted them online, a French prosecutor confirmed today. Mohamed Merah, 23, filmed his alleged shootings with a camera strapped to his chest harness, the prosecutor told Sky News . In...

French Gunman Dies in Leap From Window

Mohamed Merah dead after 32-hour standoff

(Newser) - After a standoff of more than 32 hours, French shooting-spree suspect Mohamed Merah is dead, the AP reports. A police official confirms that Merah's death was announced today on police radio after five minutes of gunfire were heard; the French interior minister says Merah died after police entered his...

French Police Set Off 3 Blasts in Standoff

Mohamed Merah reportedly boasted of 7 slayings; no arrest yet

(Newser) - The tense daylong standoff in France appears to be nearing an end: Three explosions were heard near an apartment building in Toulouse where a suspected gunman is holed up. An Interior Ministry official said the suspect had gone back on a decision to turn himself in, and police blew up...

French Suspect Says He&#39;ll Surrender
French Suspect Surrounded, Planned New Hit Today
UPDATED
Mar 21, 2012 10:59 AM CDT

French Suspect Surrounded, Planned New Hit Today

24-year-old identified as Mohammad Merah

(Newser) - Conflicting reports out of Toulouse: Though USA Today reported earlier, by way of French TV , that a 24-year-old Muslim man suspected in a series of shootings had been arrested after a raid on an apartment, reports are now saying the building remains surrounded. CNN and Reuters report that some 300...

Police Corner French Shooting Suspect

3 cops injured in Toulouse shootout

(Newser) - Police in Toulouse have surrounded the home of a suspect they believe is responsible for a series of deadly shootings. Three police officers have been injured in a shootout with the suspect, a 24-year-old man who claims to be a member of al-Qaeda, reports Reuters . France's interior minister says...

Al-Qaeda Group: We Killed US Teacher in Yemen

Teacher worked at a language institute in Taez

(Newser) - Two gunmen on a motorcycle early today shot dead an American teacher working at a language institute in a central Yemeni city, the region's provincial governor said. Hamoud al-Sufi said the teacher was shot in his car in Taez city. He did not have details on who the killers...

Afghanistan Foils Huge Bomb Plot

Authorities found 10 tons of explosives in banana shipment

(Newser) - Six Afghan men have been arrested while trying to smuggle nearly 10 tons of explosives and five suicide bomb vests into Afghanistan, hidden in a banana shipment from Pakistan, reports al-Jazeera . Afghanistan's intelligence agency says the men were planning on setting off a series of explosions for the country'...

Inside bin Laden's Plan to Kill Obama

Documents reveal al-Qaeda leader also wanted Petraeus dead

(Newser) - Documents taken from Osama bin Laden's compound during the US raid that killed the al-Qaeda leader reveal a plot to kill President Obama and David Petraeus. David Ignatius got a look at the documents, which will be available to the public soon, and he reports in the Washington Post...

Holder Defends the Right to Kill Americans

Attorney general: Killing American terrorists is not 'assassination'

(Newser) - Eric Holder made his long-awaited speech today on the legality of America hunting down and killing its own citizens, the Washington Post reports. In a speech at Northwestern University in Chicago, the attorney general argued that an Oval Office review of the facts regarding any American amounted to "due...

Militants Kill 80 Soldiers in Yemen

50 troops captured in devastating attack

(Newser) - Al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked an army base in southern Yemen, setting off a pair of car bombs and killing 80 soldiers yesterday in an hours-long battle. At least 20 militants were also killed in what became one of the bloodiest battles the country has seen in years, the Wall Street Journal...

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