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NEWS ABOUT: explosives

explosives stories: 14 news summaries

 Feds: Zazi Loaded Up 
 on Bomb Makings 
 in Beauty Stores 

Terror suspect had bomb-making instructions on his laptop, court papers say

Sep 25, 09 3:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi planned to make home-made bombs using ingredients he bought at stores selling beauty supplies, according to a federal indictment released yesterday. Zazi, charged with conspiracy to create weapons of mass destruction, allegedly stockpiled bottles of hydrogen peroxide and nail polish remover from Denver-area stores, reports the... More »

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New York City • terror plots • explosives • bomb • federal indictment • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi

3 Brits Guilty in '06 Plot to Bomb Transatlantic Flights

Planned use of liquid explosives sparked restrictions still in effect

Sep 7, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three British Muslims were convicted today of conspiracy to blow up airplanes with liquid explosives in a failed 2006 plot that led to restrictions on drinks and toiletries on flights, the Times of London reports. Ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar, and Tanvir Hussain were retried after a jury... More »

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terrorism • United Kingdom • terror plots • England • explosives • conspiracy • air travel • Britain • Abdulla Ahmed Ali • Assad Sarwar • guilty verdict • criminal trial • Tanvir Hussain • liquids

(Newser) - The hijackers of the Russian-crewed freighter Arctic Sea planned to destroy it if their ransom demand was not met, Reuters reports. “The crew members have already confirmed that the captors demanded a ransom and threatened to blow up the vessel,” says a Russian defense official. There was no... More »

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ship • explosives • hijacker • pirates • Malta • ransom • Arctic Sea • Russian Navy

(Newser) - It’s common knowledge that the Defense Department is the progenitor of modern conveniences like the Internet. But would you, for a minute, think it has a $286 million contract with the company that makes your Roomba automated vacuum? That fact surprised Owen Thomas, who writes about it on Valleywag,... More »

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explosives • US military • Department of Defense • The Daily Show • iRobot • Roomba • defense contractors • PackBot • Samantha Bee • bomb removal

 Cops Find 5 Bombs 
 in Paris Dep't Store 

Tip-off to news agency warns of explosives

Dec 16, 08 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - French police found and disarmed five explosive devices this morning at one of Paris's biggest department stores, reports the BBC. The Printemps store, on one of the capital's best known shopping streets, was evacuated and cordoned off after a group calling itself the Afghan Revolutionary Front warned the AFP news... More »

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terrorism • France • explosives • Paris • bomb threat • department stores • Michele Alliot Marie

Stalin Planned
to Destroy Moscow Ahead of Nazis

Bombs, booby traps
set in 1,200 buildings

Dec 5, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Stalin would have all but destroyed Moscow if the Nazis had taken the city, the Telegraph reports. Secret 1941 documents now on display detail the rigging of 1,200 buildings with explosives so that the Germans—only 19 miles from the city at the time—would conquer little more than... More »

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Russia • Moscow • explosives • Adolf Hitler • Nazi • World War II • Josef Stalin

'Sticky Bombs' Spread Fear in Baghdad

Insurgents shift to smaller devices as security tightens

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... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • explosives • US military • bombing • bomb • car bomb

Booby-Trapped Homes Pose Threat to Troops in Iraq

Insurgents load potential shelters with explosives

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,”... More »

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

Rebel Bomb Revenge Plot Foiled in Colombia

Explosives planned for Bogota: authorities

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... More »

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

Another Teen Nabbed
in Columbine-Like Plot

16-year-old sought gun used in Colorado killings

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... More »

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

Feds Bust Plane Passenger With Bomb Parts in Baggage

Fellow Orlando fliers not at risk: authorities

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... More »

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explosives • luggage • pipe bomb • airport • airport security • TSA • Orlando International Airport

Suspects Plotted Horror to Mark 9/11 Anniversary

German cell targeted Ramstein base

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... More »

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Pakistan • explosives • September 11 • car bomb • arrest • Islamic Jihad Union • Karlsruhe • Ramstein • Frankfurt Airport • hydrogen peroxide

Explosives Charges Raise Terrorism Fears

Fla. college students busted in SC allegedly had pipe bomb

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... More »

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terrorism • explosives • fireworks • pipe bomb • Ahmed Mohamed • Youssef Megahed • University of South Florida

10 Arrested in Laos Takeover Scheme

Plotters led by former Laotian general and US military officer 

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... More »

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California • US attorney • Vietnam • Los Angeles • United States • Laos • explosives • Sacramento • missile • Hmong • mine

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