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NEWS ABOUT: raid

raid stories: 10 news summaries

 Nigerian Troops Attack 
 Militants' Mosque, Kill 100 

Group blamed for wave of violence; leader escapes

Jul 30, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(AP) - Nigerian security forces killed more than 100 militants yesterday as they shelled then stormed the mosque and compound of an Islamist sect blamed for days of violence across northern Nigeria. The bodies of barefoot young men littered the streets of Maiduguri this morning as the army conducted a house-to-house manhunt... More »

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military • Nigeria • Islamic militants • mosque • raid • Nigerian violence • Mohammed Yusuf

 DEA Raids Jacko Doc's 
 Vegas Home, Office 

Follows search of Houston office last week

Jul 28, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - DEA agents and police raided the Las Vegas home and office of Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray this morning after a raid last week on his Houston office, Fox News reports. Murray is a suspect in the manslaughter investigation of Jackson's death; the warrant served last week called for “... More »

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police • Las Vegas • DEA • doctor • Drug Enforcement Administration • raid • Michael Jackson • search warrant • Conrad Murray

(AP) - Palestinian forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas stormed a Hamas hideout in the West Bank and set off a fierce gun battle that left six dead today, the worst violence since the factions fought a pitched battle over Gaza 2 years ago. Militants lobbed grenades and fired automatic weapons to... More »

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Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • West Bank • violence • raid

Iraq PM Vows to Prosecute US Troops After Fatal Raid

First time Iraq has threatened prosecution against American soldiers

Apr 27, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s prime minister is threatening the country’s first prosecution of US troops after two Iraqis were killed yesterday morning in a US raid, the Washington Post reports. Nouri al-Maliki said the raid violated a security agreement that bans unilateral American action; the US says Iraq’s military had... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • raid • Iraq war • security agreement • prosecutions

Kosher Meat Supply Crippled After Iowa Immigration Raid

Packing plant, now bankrupt, accounted 60% of US market

Nov 13, 08 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Kosher meat prices are skyrocketing after the Iowa packing plant that supplied about 60% of the US market declared bankruptcy, USA Today reports, in the wake of a May immigration raid. Agriprocessors, in trouble even before the raid, stopped operating last week. “Stores like mine are struggling all over,... More »

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Iowa • bankruptcy • meat • kosher • illegal immigration • raid • ICE • Agriprocessors Inc • financial crisis • packing plant • deli

 Cops Raid Evangelist 
 Complex in Kid Abuse Probe 

Arkansas leader calls case a 'hoax'

Sep 21, 08 5:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police raided an evangelist’s compound in Arkansas seeking evidence into allegations that he physically and sexually abused children, CNN reports. Some 100 agents took part in the raid on the 15-acre grounds in Fouke near Texarkana. Authorities were interviewing several children throughout the weekend. Evangelist leader Tony Alamo ripped... More »

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child abuse • sexual abuse • raid • evangelist • physical abuse

Immigration Raid Targets Ohio Plant

More than 150 pountry-processing workers arrested

Aug 29, 07 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration agents raided a poultry-packing plant in Fairfield, Ohio, and arrested some 160 undocumented workers yesterday. The raid was part of a 2-year investigation into Koch Foods, which officials call an "egregious violator" of immigration laws, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. "We’re going to look wherever the evidence... More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • Ohio • illegal employment • raid • Koch Foods • Fairfield

Feds Get Tough on Employers of Illegals

Raids, deportations expected as Washington tightens rules

Aug 8, 07 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration officials are set to step up raids on employers across America suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, the New York Times reports.  The tough enforcement action will back up new rules to be announced this week requiring bosses to fire workers who use false Social Security numbers, which are... More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • homeland security • employer • raid • AFL CIO • Social Security

Jefferson Wins Round, Return of Documents

Appeals court says FBI violated indicted congressman’s rights

Aug 3, 07 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. William Jefferson scored a legal victory today, winning the return of privileged materials from a FBI raid on his office. An appeals court said the raid itself was not unconstitutional, but the search of legislative materials was illegal. It’s unclear whether the ruling will affect the 16-count indictment... More »

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FBI • William Jefferson • bribery • court • raid • William Jefferson sentenced

Cops Raid Bakery Linked to Editor's Assassination

19 arrested at Oakland Black Muslim shop

Aug 3, 07 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police, SWAT teams, and bomb units descended on an Oakland bakery shop today that was linked to the murder of Chauncey Bailey. Bailey, an editor a the Oakland Post who was writing a story about Your Black Muslim Bakery, was gunned down yesterday on his way to work; the Oakland ... More »

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California • murder • editor • Black Muslim • Oakland • Your Black Muslim Bakery • Yusuf Bey • Chauncey Bailey • raid • bakery

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