Seven Arrested in UK Suspected of Fundraising for Terrorism
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Seven individuals in Britain have been arrested on suspicion of funding terrorism.Six men and one woman ranging from 30- to 49-years of age were taken into custody Tuesday morning at four addresses across …
NYC Increases Security Amidst Concerns of Body Bombs on Osama Anniversary
Saudi fugitive Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. (Saudi Interior Ministry/Landov)(NEW YORK) — As officials in the U.S. and overseas are stepping up airport security fearing terrorists could use a “body bomb” to target a U.S.-bound plane on the anniversary of t…
Officials Watch for Terrorists With Body Bombs on US-Bound Planes
Saudi fugitive Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is shown in this handout photo from the Saudi Interior Ministry of the most wanted terror suspects. (Saudi Interior Ministry/Landov)(WASHINGTON) — With the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death looming, American…
Al Qaeda ‘Shadow of Former Self’, US Counter-Terror Official Says
AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Ahead of the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, a top American counter-terrorism official said that the core of bin Laden’s terror organization, al Qaeda, is in shambles and is a “shadow of its for…
Danes Arrest Three Men Suspected of ‘Preparing Terrorist Act’
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Danish intelligence officials arrested three men in their twenties suspected of “having been in the process of preparing a terrorist act,” according to a statement from PET, the country’s Security and Inte…
Danes Arrest Three Men Suspected of ‘Preparing Terrorist Act’
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Danish intelligence officials arrested three men in their twenties suspected of “having been in the process of preparing a terrorist act,” according to a statement from PET, the country’s Security and Inte…
FBI: ‘No Specific Threat’ One Year After Bin Laden Killing
AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — American law enforcement agencies say they have “no credible information” of a terror attack in the United States tied to next week’s one year anniversary of the May 2 raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.Even …
Osama Bin Laden Wanted 9/11 Follow-Up to Doom Economy, Terrorist Says
AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A convicted terrorist said that shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Osama bin Laden told him that the next attack would strike a fatal blow to the American economy. In a video testimony played in a New York …
Five Men Arrested in England on Terrorism Charges
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Five men were taken into custody by British police near London on Tuesday “on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism,” according to Scotland Yard.The suspects, ranging…
US Embassy Warns of Terror Threat in Kenya
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Terrorists are believed to be in the final stage of planning an attack in Nairobi, Kenya. That’s the new warning from the U.S. government, which is asking citizens there to be on full alert. Authorities say t…
New York Subway Bomb Plotter Breaks Down on Witness Stand
iStockphotos/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Najibullah Zazi, the admitted ringleader of a 2009 plot to bomb the New York City subway, broke down in tears Thursday, during his third day of testimony against his alleged co-conspirator.When asked by the prosecut…
Trial Begins for Man Accused In NYC Terror Plot
iStockphotos/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Trial is underway in a New York City courtroom for a man accused in what has been called one of the most serious terror plots since the 9/11 attacks. Before plotting to bomb the New York subway system, prosecutors s…
Iran Claims Arrests of Israeli ‘Terrorists’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Iranian government claimed Tuesday that it had arrested members of an Israeli-backed “terror” network plotting assassinations and sabotage inside the country.Iran’s intelligence ministry announced via state-run m…
FBI, NYPD Investigating Image that Promises Al Qaeda Return to New York
ABC News(NEW YORK) — While many al Qaeda websites are still shut down by an unexplained week-long blackout, a glitzy graphic promising that al Qaeda would be “coming soon again” to New York City appeared on other jihadi online forums.Set a…
Clinton: Lack of Water May Lead to Terrorism, Violence, Failed States
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a message for policy makers on World Water Day: Lack of access to clean water isn’t just an issue of health and sanitation, but national security. Clinton unv…
Yawning Could Indicate a Terror Threat?
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Better get plenty of rest before heading to the airport, because, according to the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, a person who yawns frequently and fidgets may be a terrorist. The D…
Car Blows Up After Border Patrol Chase
File photo. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)(SAN DIEGO) — The driver has died and a Border Patrol agent has been airlifted to the hospital after a car that was being chased by the Border Patrol near the Mexican border exploded when it was forced to stop. At…
Breivik Indicted in Norway Attacks
AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — Anders Behring Breivik was indicted Wednesday for terror acts in the killing of 77 people last year.Breivik confessed to the July 22 attacks in which 244 were wounded. He initially planted a car bomb in Oslo and the…
Gunmen Kill 27 Iraqi Police Officers In Western City of Haditha
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Assailants gunned down 27 Iraqi police officers in an early morning wave of attacks Monday across the western city of Haditha.The militants, some of whom reportedly donned military uniforms, initially kidnapped two…
Ex-Senators Say Saudi Arabia May Be Linked to 9/11
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — Two former senators who led inquiries into the 9/11 attacks have issued sworn statements that they believe the government of Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally in the fight on terrorism, may have played a role in the terr…