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Iraqis Swear by Pricey, Useless Bomb Detectors

US forces say handheld device is no better than a magic wand

Nov 4, 09 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Go through any checkpoint in Iraq, and someone will probably wave a small, hand-held device over your vehicle. Dubbed the ADE651, it’s supposed to detect bombs. But in reality it’s totally useless, US military and technical experts tell the New York Times, with one retired officer saying... More »

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Iraq • bomb • Iraq security • Iraqi government • security checkpoint • ADE651

 New Pakistan Bomb Kills 41 

Fourth terror attack in a week rocks nation

Oct 12, 09 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yet another massive bomb has struck a market in Pakistan, this time killing 41 people. The blast in the Shangla district is the fourth terrorist attack in just over a week. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, carried out before an expected US-backed offensive in the al-Qaeda and... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • bomb • car bomb • al-Qaeda • Pakistan army


 Al-Qaeda's New 
 Security Threat: 
 Bombs Inside 
 Bombers 

Recent Saudi assassination attempt used security-proof technique

Sep 30, 09 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda debuted a new suicide bomb technique in an attempt on the life of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef this month—one that could raise serious concerns about airport security. The bomber convinced Nayef that he wished to surrender and provide intelligence on his former comrades. Though he... More »

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terrorism • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • bomb • al-Qaeda • bomb plot

 Bomb Explodes in Home of NY Teen Columbine 'Fan'

Student's school searched after he injures himself while making device

Sep 30, 09 2:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Long Island teenager who apparently idolized the Columbine killers has been hospitalized after a pipe bomb he was making blew up. The boy, 17, had photos of the students responsible for the Coumbine massacre in his bedroom. He's in stable condition and will likely face charges, reports the New ... More »

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bomb • pipe bomb • Long Island • Columbine school massacre • high school students

 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

(Newser) - Scores of people are dead after seven coordinated bombings rocked Baghdad this morning, targeting both government ministries and poor Shia neighborhoods, the New York Times  reports. Two huge bombs and three smaller blasts, probably from mortars, went off at the entrance to the fortified Green Zone, while other explosions hit... More »

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Iraq • terrorism • Sadr City • Baghdad • Green Zone • bomb • Sunni extremism • explosion

Lockerbie Bomber
May Be Out
Next Week

Has terminal cancer; would return to Libya

Aug 12, 09 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Lockerbie bomber may be released from a Scottish prison and returned to Libya next week, the BBC reports. The move follows talks between Libyan and Scottish officials to arrange a compassionate release for Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer. He continues to appeal his conviction in the... More »

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Libya • bomb • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • airplane • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

 LaGuardia Suspect Faces 
 7 Years Over Fake Bomb 

Scott McGann charged with placing a fake bomb, making terrorist threats

Aug 6, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who entered LaGuardia airport with what could barely be described as a fake bomb has been charged with making a terrorist threat and placing a phony bomb, the New York Post reports. Scott McGann, 32, faces about 7 years in jail if convicted for the stunt that caused... More »

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terrorism • bomb • indictment • LaGuardia Airport • bomb scare • Scott McGann

(Newser) - A Fight Club-obsessed teen has been arrested for the bombing of a Manhattan Starbucks, the New York Daily News reports. Kyle Shaw, 17, modeled himself on the Tyler Durden character in the movie and sought to copy the film's "Project Mayhem" attacks on corporate America, according to police. Shaw—... More »

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New York City • Starbucks • bombing • bomb • fight club • Kyle Shaw

(Newser) - The war in Afghanistan is getting deadlier for both coalition troops and Afghan forces, reports James Dao in the New York Times, mostly because of an increase in homemade bomb attacks—465  in May alone. The IEDs—improvised explosive devices—are getting more sophisticated as well as more common, and... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • IED • roadside bomb • bomb • coalition troops • Afghanistan war • improvised explosive device

Grave Lack of Security at Fed Buildings: GAO

Agents snuck in bomb parts, assembled them in restrooms

Jul 8, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A covert investigation shows the nation’s federal buildings are woefully under-protected from potential terrorist attacks, CNN reports. Undercover agents were able to sneak bomb components through security into each of the 10 federal buildings—occupied by the Homeland Security, Justice, and State departments—they tested, assemble explosive devices in... More »

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Congress • terrorism • IED • bomb • Department of Homeland Security • GAO • Government Accountability Office • federal building • Federal Protective Service • improvised explosive device

UPDATED

 At Least 13 Dead 
 in Iran Crackdown 


Jun 20, 09 10:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A violent and chaotic day in Iran left dozens of protesters injured, with reports ranging from 13 to 19 deaths, reports the New York Times. The government's feared militia, the Basij, cracked down with water cannons, electric rounds, and live bullets against thousands of protesters in Tehran. The developments came... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • bomb • mausoleum • election • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

 Hamas 'Foiled Carter 
 Assassination Plot' 

Source tells Haaretz militants targeted former prez

Jun 16, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas, the Palestinian group that rules the Gaza Strip, foiled an attempt by al-Qaeda-linked militants to assassinate Jimmy Carter, a source tells Haaretz. Hoping to kill the former president as his vehicle left Gaza, militants placed a pair of bombs at a border crossing. Witnesses say that they saw Hamas... More »

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Jimmy Carter • Gaza • Hamas • bomb • assassination attempt • border crossing • al-Qaeda • Gaza blockade

(Newser) - Unabomber Ted Kacynski is battling plans by the federal government to auction his belongings, including diaries, typewriters, a hatchet, and his trademark sunglasses and hooded jacket, reports CNN. Proceeds of the sales will go to four wounded survivors of his  mail bomb attacks who are owed $15 million awarded to... More »

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crime • auction • bomb • compensation • victim • Unabomber • Ted Kacynski • bomb victims

(Newser) - An Air France flight scheduled from Buenos Aires to Paris was delayed last week because of a phoned-in bomb threat, according to Brazilian media. Authorities searched the plane for 90 minutes before allowing it to take off. Nothing was found. The delay occurred just three days before Air France flight... More »

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France • Brazil • bomb • Rio de Janeiro • crash • Paris • bomb threat • airplane • Buenos Aires • Air France • airplanes • accidental • Air France Flight 447

Bomb Defused
on Iranian Airliner


May 31, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A home-made bomb found aboard an Iranian airliner was defused after an emergency landing, reports the BBC. Plainclothes security guards discovered the bomb in a bathroom of the plane shortly after take-off from Ahvaz, an oil-rich area along the Iraq border marked by unrest among minorities. The incident signals rising... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • president • bomb • airplane • emergency landing • presidential elections

 Iran Mosque Bombing Kills 30 

Sunni rebels blamed for deadly blast at Shiite mosque

May 29, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bombing at a Shiite mosque in Iran killed at least 30 people during evening prayers yesterday, Reuters reports. At least 80 others were injured in the bombing in Zahedan city, near the Pakistan border. A Sunni group of anti-government rebels is active in the province, and government officials say... More »

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(Newser) - At least 30 people were killed today when a bomb flattened the main police station in the Pakistan city of Lahore, reports the BBC. Some 100 were injured in the attack that began as gunmen opened fire and hurled grenades before a vehicle packed with explosives hurtled through a barricade... More »

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Pakistan • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • bomb • Lahore • Pakistan army

(Newser) - Police and FBI agents hunted for clues after a homemade bomb blew out windows in a Manhattan Starbucks and jolted awake residents on the Upper East Side before dawn yesterday, reports the New York Times. No one was injured in the blast caused by a makeshift bomb tucked under a... More »

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New York City • Starbucks • Manhattan • bomb • Upper East Side • David Paterson

Robber Told Bank He Was Fed Up With Bailouts

Gets away after SF bomb-threat heist

Apr 22, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police are looking for a man who robbed a San Francisco branch of Bank of America—ostensibly out of disgust for corporate bailouts, the Chronicle reports. The man requested a meeting with a manager and told him he represented “a corporation” concerned with the bailouts—before threatening to detonate... More »

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San Francisco • Bank of America • bank robbery • bomb • bomb threat • bailout • financial crisis

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