Tag: Islamist Terrorism: Page 14

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U.S. Citizen Gets 35 Years for Aiding Mumbai Attack

David Coleman Headley helped 10 gunman operating on behalf of a Pakistani militant group in the assault of a crowded train station, a Jewish center, and the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel on Nov. 26, 2008.

January 23, 2013

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4 Calif. Men Arrested In Terror Plot

The FBI has arrested four Southern California men who planned to join a "violent jihad" and attack U.S. military bases in Afghanistan.

November 19, 2012

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Feds: Man Planned Attack on N.Y. Federal Reserve

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man of conspiring to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, saying that he tried to detonate what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb in a van he parked outside the building in Lower Manhattan.

October 16, 2012

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AWOL Muslim Solider Guilty of Fort Hood Bomb Plot

Pfc. Naser Abdo, an AWOL infantryman accused of plotting to kill GIs and their families in revenge for America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was found guilty Thursday.

May 24, 2012

Gangs

Gangs and Terrorism

We often focus on one puzzle piece rather than the whole puzzle. If we would slow down and step back, we might see the whole of our enemy's tactics and battle plan. This wider perception of problems enables criminal investigators to recognize trends, alliances, tactics, conspiracies and connections in the underworld. This is what is needed in the battle against gangs, cartels, and terrorists.

May 23, 2012

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Man Convicted In NYC Subway Bomb Plot

A Queens man was convicted of a host of terrorism charges on Tuesday for participating in a plot led by al-Qaeda to stage suicide attacks in the New York subways, an effort that prosecutors said was stopped just days before three former high school classmates planned to set off homemade bombs during rush hour.

April 30, 2012

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Obama Outlines Terrorist Custody Guidelines for FBI

The Obama administration has outlined the situations in which the FBI, rather than the military, could be allowed to retain custody of Al Qaeda terrorist suspects who are not U.S. citizens but are arrested by federal law enforcement officers.

February 29, 2012

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Underwear Bomber Gets Life

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called "underwear bomber," has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day 2009.

February 16, 2012

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NYC Muslims: Top Cop Should Resign for 'Third Jihad' Screening

New York City Muslim groups are calling for the resignations of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and a deputy commissioner for the screening of a jihad-related film to NYPD cops.

January 25, 2012

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Feds: Muslim Extremist Plotted Assault On Fla. Sheriff's Office

A Florida man with roots in Kosovo was arrested for allegedly plotting a two-phase suicide-bomb attack on multiple Tampa-area locations including a Hillsborough County Sheriff's operations center.

January 9, 2012

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NYPD: 'Lone Wolf' Bomber Plotted Attacks on Police

New York Police officers have arrested Jose Pimentel, an Al Qaeda sympathizer who planned to bomb NYPD squad cars, a New Jersey police station, and several post offices.

November 20, 2011

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Feds Arrest U.S. Citizen who Plotted To Kill Saudi Ambassador with Iranians

Manssor Arbabsiar and his Iran-based co-conspirators have allegedly been plotting the murder of Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir. In furtherance of this conspiracy, Arbabsiar allegedly met on a number of occasions in Mexico with a DEA confidential source who posed as an associate of a violent international drug trafficking cartel.

October 10, 2011