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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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grenade stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - US troops in Mosul shot dead a 12-year-old boy who they said hurled a grenade at them, and American authorities complained that Iraqis are paying children to attack, Reuters reports. Iraqi police, however, denied the boy was involved. He was holding about $9 in his hand when he was killed.... More »

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Iraq • children • US troops • Iraqi soldiers • Mosul • grenade

 Drug Cartels Winning 
 Mexican Arms Race 

Traffickers using military-grade weapons to take on police

Mar 14, 09 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican police are finding themselves hopelessly outgunned by drug cartels with military-grade weaponry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities say the arms race is escalating rapidly as the cartels, competing with each other as well as with security forces, acquire grenade launchers, anti-tank rockets and other heavy weaponry of the... More »

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Mexico • Mexican drug war • arms race • drug cartel • weapons • grenade

Jackass Indeed: Knoxville Brings Grenade to LAX

Photo-shoot prop was inactive, but actor will face criminal complaint

Jan 15, 09 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Los Angeles International Airport authorities detained former Jackass star Johnny Knoxville for bringing a grenade in a carry-on bag today, the E! Online reports. The bomb squad determined the grenade was not explosive. Knoxville was issued a citation and permitted to board his plane. “He told police it was... More »

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 Indian Army in Gunfights 
 With Terrorists at Hotels 

American officials safe: state department

Nov 26, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The Indian army is engaged in gunfights with terrorists at two five-star hotels and a hospital in the financial hub of Mumbai, IBNLive.com reports. The fate of hostages—media reports say Americans and Britons are being held, but details are impossible to pin down—remains unclear. The city remains... More »

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India • White House • State Department • Mumbai • terrorist attack • hostage • gunmen • grenade • Indian army

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 Westerners Hostage 
 in Mumbai Chaos 

Chief of anti-terror squad among the dead; injured toll passes 900

Nov 26, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The gunmen who have already killed 80 in Mumbai are holed up with at least 15 hostages, including seven foreigners, inside the Taj Mahal Hotel, the Press Trust of India reports. The latest reports put the count of injured above 900. Among the dead are the chief of a police... More »

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India • death toll • terrorist • Mumbai • terrorist attack • gunmen • grenade

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 Mumbai Death Toll Climbs to 80 

Foreigners may be hostage as Indian authorities battle terrorists in coordinated attacks

Nov 26, 08 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A coordinated attack by men armed with machine guns and grenades has killed 80 and injured 250 in Mumbai, the Times of India reports. The violence started at a major rail hub, and included bombings of hotels and near a hospital. Indian officials are calling the attack a “terror... More »

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India • explosion • Mumbai • terrorist attack • gunfire • gunmen • grenade

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