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  • October 2008

    • Booby-Trapped Homes Pose Threat to Troops in Iraq

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 8, 08 7:41 PM CDT

      Booby-Trapped Homes Pose Threat to Troops in Iraq

      (Newser) - For US troops in Iraq’s still-volatile Diyala province, abandoned houses can be a refuge—or a serious threat, the Wall Street Journal reports. Soldiers depend on abandoned houses to provide shelter as combat bases, but insurgents have taken to wiring the buildings with “house-borne improvised explosive devices,” killing a dozen soldiers since 2007. More »

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      US military  • US Army  • bomb  • houses  • explosives  • insurgency

  • July 2008
  • April 2008

    • Another Teen Nabbed in Columbine-Like Plot

      Associated Press  |  Apr 25, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Another Teen Nabbed in Columbine-Like Plot

      (Newser) - An Indiana 16-year-old plotted a Columbine-style mass killing on September 11 and even sought the same pistol used in that attack, the AP reports. The high school student faces charges of conspiracy to commit murder when he appears in court today. Police found 100 knives in his home and say he discussed how to make explosives and obtain weapons online with an out-of-state friend. More »

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      school shooting  • gun  • high school  • Indiana  • Columbine school massacre  • explosives  • murder plot

    • Feds Bust Plane Passenger With Bomb Parts in Baggage

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Apr 2, 08 2:50 PM CDT

      Feds Bust Plane Passenger With Bomb Parts in Baggage

      (Newser) - A Jamaican national was arrested after checking a bag at Orlando International Airport that contained the makings of pipe bombs, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The FBI detained Kevin Brown, 32, after a TSA “behavior specialist” spotted him during check-in yesterday. He was charged with attempting to carry an explosive device onto an aircraft; a federal judge denied him bail at a hearing today. More »

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      airport  • airport security  • TSA  • luggage  • explosives  • pipe bomb

  • September 2007

    • Suspects Plotted Horror to Mark 9/11 Anniversary

      Der Spiegel  |  Sep 6, 07 4:58 AM CDT

      Suspects Plotted Horror to Mark 9/11 Anniversary

      (Newser) - The three suspected terrorists arrested in Germany Tuesday, who were planning car bomb attacks on the Frankfurt Airport and the US base at Ramstein, had been under such close surveillance as they made their preparations that police were able to secretly swap the potent hydrogen peroxide they were using to make explosives with a diluted solution, Der Spiegel reports in a detailed account of the operation. More »

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      Pakistan  • September 11  • arrest  • car bomb  • explosives  • hydrogen peroxide

  • August 2007

    • Explosives Charges Raise Terrorism Fears

      Tampa Tribune  |  Aug 31, 07 3:50 PM CDT

      Explosives Charges Raise Terrorism Fears

      (Newser) - Two Florida college students who had an explosive device in the trunk of their car when they were stopped for speeding have been indicted on federal explosives charges, and one faces a charge of supporting terrorism, the Tampa Tribune reports. A legal expert called the indictment, unsealed today, "very bizarre because they almost sneak in terrorism." More »

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      terrorism  • explosives  • fireworks  • pipe bomb

  • June 2007

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