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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
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terrorist attacks stories: 5 news summaries

2 Arrested in Italy for Aiding Mumbai Attackers

Duo allegedly transferred $299 for insurgents' phone lines

Nov 21, 09 7:57 AM CST
(AP) - Italian police today arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and provide logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The two were arrested in an early morning raid in Brescia, where they managed a money transfer agency. The day before the attacks began, last Nov.... More »

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(Newser) - Colin Powell today honored the "gallant heroes" of United Flight 93 who fought back against their hijackers 8 years ago today. At a ceremony in Shanksville, Pa., where the plane went down, he likened them to the "citizen soldiers" who have fought for the US since its inception.... More »

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Pennsylvania • September 11 • Colin Powell • United Flight 93 • Shanksville • 9/11 attacks • Flight 93 National Memorial • terrorist attacks

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 9/11 Ceremonies in Photos 


Sep 11, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(AP) - The nation marked the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks today in ceremonies under gray skies in New York City, at the Pentagon, and at the crash site of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. Today also was the first time the anniversary was observed as a national day of service, following... More »

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Pentagon • World Trade Center • September 11 • Shanksville • 9/11 attacks • terrorist attacks

(AP) - Eight years after the 9/11 attacks, President Obama said the nation "will never falter" in its pursuit of al-Qaeda and its allies. Obama placed a wreath under rainy skies at the Pentagon today in memory of those who died there on Sept. 11, 2001. The president said the nation... More »

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Pentagon • September 11 • anniversary • al-Qaeda • 9/11 attacks • President Obama • terrorist attacks

New Yorker Was 'Ready to Deliver Suicide Bomb'

His terrorist handler told him he needed more religious instruction

Jul 24, 09 1:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Queens man who pleaded guilty to aiding al-Qaeda was ready and willing to deliver a suicide bomb for the terrorist organization, he revealed to investigators. His handlers told 26-year-old Bryant Neal Vinas, however, that he needed more "religious" training before he could carry out such a mission, he... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • crime • murder • conspiracy • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Bryant Neal Vinas • terrorist attacks

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