terrorism

Truck Bomb Kills 70 in Somalia
By Kelly Peters
October 4, 2011 - 3:04pm
Attack points to a possible resurgence of the al-Shabab, a Somali militant group

A truck bomb exploded in central Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, this morning, killing 70 and wounding 42.  The al-Shabab, a Somali militant group, has announced on its website that it is responsible for the attack, according to a report by USA Today.

Ex-Gitmo detainee gave officials Yemen tip-off
By Alexa Greenberg
November 1, 2010 - 1:25pm
Al-Qaeda member gave hints to officials that led to discovery of two devices.

Authorities say a former member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula gave a key-tip off that led to the discovery the of two bombs that were sent from Yemen to the U.S, MSNBC reported.  Sources say the tip-came came from Guantanamo detainee Jaber al-Faifi, who turned himself into Saudi Abarbian officials. 

Five killed in Pakistan bombing
By Philip George
October 25, 2010 - 6:12pm
Sufi shrine attack is third in last four months.

A bomb planted at a Sufi shrine in central Pakistan killed five people as a crowd gathered around 6:20 a.m. Monday for early morning prayers, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Police say the two men who allegedly planted the bomb were pretending to sell milk in front of the shrine. The bomb was planted in a milk can that was left on a motorcycle. The blast occurred soon after the two men left the scene.

Bin Laden believed to be hiding in northwest Pakistan
By Kevin Belbey
October 18, 2010 - 12:01pm
Bin Laden and top leaders living in comfort, not hiding in caves.

Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahir are believed to be living comfortably in houses in Northwest Pakistan, rather than hiding in caves, according to an anonymous senior NATO official who spoke to CNN.

"Nobody in al Qaeda is living in a cave," said the official.

Groups commemorate 9/11 in statuesque silence
By Keith Edelman
September 11, 2010 - 4:43pm
The Syracuse City Fire Department and the City Meditation Crew remember Sept. 11, 2001, with separate acts of live art, silence and a peaceful reading of the Quran.

Two events commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Saturday took culturally different approaches, but both strove for the same result; silent remembrance and inner peace.

New York State's highest paid employee
By Nena Garga
March 10, 2010 - 5:04pm
Also, Philadelphia woman arrested for aiding terrorists, and actor Corey Haim found dead.

New York State's highest paid employee made almost $1 million this past year, and it wasn't Governor David Paterson. After adding in overtime and extra pay, Dr.Stephen Onesti, a doctor at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, made $958,047 in 2009 and came out on top of the state almost 300-thousand employees. 40 other Downstate Medical employees were among the top 50 wage-earners in the state. As for Governor Paterson? There are 900 other state employees who made more than his $178,509 last year. Paterson isn't even the highest paid in the state's executive branch.

Suspected terrorist pleads not guilty
By Emily Maher
September 29, 2009 - 3:05pm
Najibullah Zazi, a suspected terrorist, pleads not guilty to charges of plotting to use weapons of mass destruction.

A terrorism suspect has pleaded not guilty.

Najibullah Zazi was charged with plotting to use weapons of mass destruction. Zazi faced a New York City judge Tuesday and has declared his innocence, says NPR.org.

The FBI arrested Zazi over a week ago after an ongoing investigation by U.S. intelligence officials. Officials had been tracking Zazi for months, looking to discover the intent of the weapons, as well as with whom Zazi was working, says NPR.org.