Almost a decade after 9/11, a local police organization is warning that busy Los Angeles International Airport remains vulnerable to truck and car bombs that could be detonated next to crowded terminals and sidewalks.
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With the exception of far-less-common biological or radiological threats, explosive devices are the nightmare scenario for people charged with protecting people and places. But advanced techniques can help detect these threats.
Read More →The son of a mechanic and a proud "car guy," Det. John Wright located the first and most important link in the complex chain that led to the bombing suspect: the vehicle identification number on the Nissan Pathfinder parked on W. 45th St.
Read More →Shahzad used the phone to call the Connecticut woman who sold him the vehicle using Craigslist. The phone had received four calls from Pakistan. One of the numbers led authorities to Shahzad.
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Several radical Muslim groups called for retribution against the creators of a recent episode that parodied the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
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The footage, which is shot from a vantage point inside a nearby restaurant, shows a slender, balding man removing a garment near what appears to be a piece of luggage.
Read More →The man, who has been identified as 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at JFK International Airport at midnight as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai.
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Authorities interviewed the owner of the vehicle, who said the1993 Nissan Pathfinder was sold on Craigslist during a transaction that occurred in a Connecticut shopping mall. The seller couldn't remember the name of the purchaser, and told authorities he was either Middle Eastern or Hispanic.
Read More →The NYPD's bomb squad, wearing protective gear, broke into the vehicle and discovered an "amateurish" explosive device that had malfunctioned.
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Fifteen years after the bombing of the Murrah federal building by American militia sympathizers, Charlie Hanger recounts pulling over the yellow Mercury with a missing license plate.
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