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'Sticky Bombs' Spread Fear in Baghdad

Insurgents shift to smaller devices as security tightens

New York Times New York Times Nov 14, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Small explosives dubbed "sticky IEDs" are contributing to a growing feeling of unease in Baghdad, the New York Times reports. The fist-sized bombs attached to magnets or adhesives are hard to detect, easy for a furtive bomber to put in place and have become the weapon of choice for militants thwarted by tighter security in their efforts to plant bigger bombs. More »

More about:  Iraq • US military • Baghdad • insurgents • bombing • bomb • car bomb • explosives

Booby-Trapped Homes Pose Threat to Troops in Iraq

Insurgents load potential shelters with explosives

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

More about:  US military • US Army • bomb • houses • explosives • insurgency

Rebel Bomb Revenge Plot Foiled in Colombia

Explosives planned for Bogota: authorities

Reuters Reuters Jul 6, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Colombian army seized nearly a ton of explosives near Bogota, foiling a bomb plot by the rebel group known as FARC, according to authorities. Military officials suspect a series of bomb attacks were planned across the capital in the next few days in retaliation for the recent high-profile rescue of 15 hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, Reuters reports. More »

More about:  Colombia • hostage • FARC • bomb • Ingrid Betancourt • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • bomb threat • explosives • Bogota • revenge

Another Teen Nabbed
in Columbine-Like Plot

16-year-old sought gun used in Colorado killings

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 25, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  school shooting • gun • high school • Indiana • murder plot • Columbine school massacre • explosives

Feds Bust Plane Passenger With Bomb Parts in Baggage

Fellow Orlando fliers not at risk: authorities

Orlando Sentinel Orlando Sentinel Apr 2, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  airport • airport security • TSA • luggage • explosives • pipe bomb

Suspects Plotted Horror to Mark 9/11 Anniversary

German cell targeted Ramstein base

Der Spiegel Der Spiegel Sep 6, 07 4:58 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Pakistan • September 11 • arrest • car bomb • explosives • hydrogen peroxide

Explosives Charges Raise Terrorism Fears

Fla. college students busted in SC allegedly had pipe bomb

Tampa Tribune Tampa Tribune Aug 31, 07 3:50 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  terrorism • explosives • fireworks • pipe bomb • University of South Florida

10 Arrested in Laos Takeover Scheme

Plotters led by former Laotian general and US military officer 

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 5, 07 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten suspects were arrested in six Californian cities today for conspiring to overthrow the government of Laos. The plotters included a former general in the Laotian army and a former US military officer who was a covert operative during the Vietnam War, the AP reports. Most of the group were Hmong, an ethnic minority who supported the US during the war. More »

More about:  California • Los Angeles • United States • Vietnam • US attorney • mine • missile • Sacramento • explosives • Laos

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