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(Newser) - In a first, the FBI today put an animal-rights crusader on its “Most Wanted Terrorists” list, CNN reports. San Francisco-bred activist Daniel Andreas San Diego is charged with the 2003 bombings of two corporate buildings. Authorities allege he believed the companies were tied to animal testing. The FBI has... More »

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terrorism • FBI • San Francisco • bombing • animal rights • fugitive • vegan • criminal charges • Daniel Andreas San Diego • Most Wanted

(Newser) - Israel is engaging in a bit of saber rattling directed toward Iran, the Times of London reports. The military is beefing up its air arsenal and training to be ready to strike Iran’s nuclear sites at a moment's notice. “Israel wants to know that if its forces were... More »

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Iran • Israel • Sudan • bombing • nuclear facilities • airstrike • Israel Defense Force • civil defense

 6 Car Bombs Kill 34 in Baghdad 

US records first combat death in weeks

Apr 6, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six car bombs exploded across Baghdad today, killing at least 34 and injuring scores more, Reuters reports. Four early blasts occurred within two hours, with the last two hitting within just minutes of each other. One of those, an attack on Sadr City, wounded 65 and killed at least 10,... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • bombing • car bomb • Iraq war

Ex-SLA Leader Released
From Prison

'70s radical Sara Jane Olson caught in '99; some say got off easy

Mar 17, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The strange saga of Sara Jane Olson, from ‘70s agitator to bank robber to housewife, ended today when she was released from prison in California after serving seven years, CNN reports. Olson, a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army—best known for kidnapping Patty Hearst—fled in 1976 after... More »

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police • robbery • kidnapping • bombing • armed robbery • Sara Jane Olson • Symbionese Liberation Army • domestic terrorism • Patty Hearst

 Bomber Kills 33 at Iraqi
Tribal Peace Conference 

Army chief among the dead at gathering of tribal leaders

Mar 10, 09 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 33 were killed and another 46 injured today in a suicide car bombing in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad, the BBC reports. The attack appeared to be targeting a peace conference that aimed to reconcile Iraq’s various tribal groups. A local army chief is among the... More »

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Iraq • suicide bombing • bombing • peace conference • Bill Maher Grid

 Sri Lanka Bombs Rebels 
 After Seizing Their HQ 

Tamil Tigers now occupy just 620 sq. miles

Jan 3, 09 9:02 AM CST
(AP) - Sri Lankan air force jets and helicopters bombed a series of rebel targets in the north and northeast, the military said, as soldiers pressed deeper into Tamil Tiger territory a day after capturing the insurgents' de facto capital. The fall of Kilinochchi has squeezed ethnic minority Tamils into 620 square... More »

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insurgents • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • civil war • bombing • Kilinochchi

 Israel Using US 
 Smart Bombs 
 on Gaza 

Petite missile one of the world's most precise

Dec 29, 08 7:02 AM CST
(Newser) - The new low-cost, high-precision missiles Israel has been using to bombard Gaza were purchased recently from the United States, the Jerusalem Post reports. In September, the Israel Air Force purchased 1,000 units of the GBU-39, a bunker-buster missile whose small diameter helps minimize collateral damage, earning it a rep... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • bombing • Israel and Palestinians • missile • Palestinian people • bunker busting bombs

 Israel Bombs 
 Gaza Supply Tunnels 

Egypt begins stopping Palestinians from entering

Dec 28, 08 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - As Gaza air strikes raged on for a second day, Israel said it bombed more than 40 Palestinian supply tunnels used to transport weapons, BBC reports. Palestine said one tunnel intended to carry fuel from Egypt to Gaza had been destroyed. Fleeing the southern strip into Egypt, hundreds of Palestinians... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Egypt • bombing • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinian people • militant • tunnels • Gaza Egypt border

 Families Remember 
 Lockerbie, 20 Years Later 

Convicted bomber still maintains innocence

Dec 21, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Mourners on both sides of the pond are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie airliner bombing, CNN reports. Families and friends gathered today at Arlington National Cemetery and at New York’s Syracuse University, which lost 35 students in the Pan Am explosion over the Scottish town. Mourners in... More »

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terrorism • Scotland • Libya • bombing • Lockerbie • Pan Am

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20 Years Later, Lockerbie Families' Work Endures


Dec 20, 08 6:38 PM CST
(Newser) - With the 20th anniversary of the Pan Am flight 103 bombing upon us tomorrow, it's a good time not just to remember the victims but to salute their families for the wide-ranging changes they worked to bring about, writes Alan Levin in USA Today. “Laws on everything from lawsuits... More »

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terrorism • Scotland • Libya • bombing • Arlington National Cemetery • Lockerbie • Pan Am

Council Gives Iraq Security Deal Final Approval

Two bombings claim lives of Iraqi civilians, US troops

Dec 4, 08 10:43 AM CST
(AP) - Iraq's presidential council today approved the security pact that lays out a 3-year timeframe for US troops to leave— the final step for the agreement to replace a UN mandate that expires Dec. 31, the AP reports. As the final legal hurdle to the deal was cleared, American soldiers and... More »

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Iraq • police • US military • bombing • Mosul • Iraq parliament • Fallujah

'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

(AP) - Indonesia executed three Islamic militants today for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists, lawyers and relatives said. Imam Samudra and brothers Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed at 11:20 p.m. several miles from their high... More »

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Indonesia • Islamic militants • bombing • Bali

 6 Dead in 4th Day 
 of Baghdad Bombings 

Four days of escalating violence leaves dozens dead and wounded

Nov 6, 08 6:53 AM CST
(AP) - A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed six people and injured more than 20 others today, the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital. The deadliest attack came near a checkpoint in central Baghdad, while another targeting a government convoy killed six city workers. A string... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Iraq Civil War • bomb explosion • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Sunni allies

 Blasts Kill at Least 48 in India 

coordinated blasts rip through Northeast

Oct 30, 08 6:40 AM CDT
(AP) - A series of coordinated blasts tore through India's volatile northeast today, killing at least 48 people, wounding more than 300 and setting police on a frantic search for any unexploded bombs, officials said.The largest bomb exploded near the office of the Assam state's top official, leaving bodies and mangled... More »

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terrorism • India • bombing • Assam

US Kills Mastermind of Baghdad Bombings

Senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader also in execution video

Oct 4, 08 7:35 AM CDT
(AP) - The US has killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq suspected of masterminding one of the deadliest bombings in Baghdad, the AP reports. Mahir Ahmad Mahmud al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Assad or Abu Rami, allegedly directed the cell responsible for a  series of blasts that killed more than... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • bombing • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Brits Want Diplomats' Kids Out of Volatile Pakistan

Spouses offered return to UK, too, after hotel bombing

Oct 1, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Children of British diplomats stationed in Pakistan are returning home amid security concerns following the Marriott Hotel terrorist bombing in Islamabad last month. Britain will also allow spouses and other dependents to join the 60 kids as instability grows in the volatile nation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The departures are... More »

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Pakistan • Islamabad • bombing • diplomat • Britain

US: Embassy Attack Bears al-Qaeda 'Hallmarks'

Improved security at diplomatic compound in Yemen blunted terrorists' attempt

Sep 17, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Explosions and gunfire outside the US embassy in Yemen earlier today bore "all the hallmarks" of al-Qaeda, says a US official. Gunfire raged for 10 minutes as the assailants—carrying automatic weapons, grenades, and a suicide bomb—failed to enter the embassy grounds. The building’s security upgrades and... More »

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bombing • Yemen • attack • US Embassy • al-Qaeda

 Blasts Kill at Least 34 in Iraq

Day's death toll is one of highest in recent months

Aug 26, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Three blasts killed at least 34 Iraqis today, most of them in a suicide car bombing that struck a group of police recruits, the AP reports. It was one of the highest daily casualty tolls in recent months. Two of the bombs went off in Diyala province, which has been... More »

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Iraq • bombing • Iraq police • Diyala Province

 Bus Bomb Kills 12 in Baghdad

Follows a series of bombings in the capital

Aug 3, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bombs ripped through a minibus this morning in Baghdad, reports CNN, killing 12 and injuring 22 after a string of similar bombings in the region. Two more roadside bombs injured nine near a hospital and two near a convoy of SUVs. Elsewhere, a soldier was killed in an unrelated accident,... More »

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civilian casualties • roadside bomb • bombing • soldier • CNN • wounded • casualties • Iraq war

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