Terrorism
# terrorism - Today’s News
Spy agency MI5 ‘approached’ suspect soldier killer, says childhood friend
A British Minister has claimed that even if Lee Rigby’s killers were known to MI5, it is impossible to keep tabs on everyone at all times.
# terrorism - Yesterday’s News
Court hearing postponed for Boston bomb suspect
Both defence and prosecution attorneys have petitioned the court to postpone the hearing so that that they could have more time to prepare.
# terrorism - Thursday 23 May, 2013
Two more people arrested as police continue investigation into Woolwich attack
A man and a woman have been arrested, while the two chief suspects remain under arrest in separate hospitals.
Woolwich victim named by UK Ministry of Defence
The soldier killed in a machete attack on a London street has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby.
Security increased at London barracks after suspected terrorist attack on soldier
Witnesses to the brutal attack said the men responsible stayed on the scene encouraging passers-by to take photos.
# terrorism - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
Power to shut down phone networks is ‘proportionate’ – watchdog
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says shutting down mobile phone networks is a fair power to deal with terrorist threats.
# terrorism - Monday 20 May, 2013
Bombings kill 13 at Iraq Shiite mosques
Two deadly bombings at places of worship in Baghdad today mark the latest in a string of attacks targeting both Sunni and Shiite areas.
# terrorism - Friday 17 May, 2013
Wreath-laying ceremony on 39th anniversary of Dublin-Monaghan bombings
Families will today remember the victims of the 1974 bombings, which marked the greatest loss of life in a single day during the Troubles.
# terrorism - Thursday 16 May, 2013
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
# terrorism - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Column: You can often tell what is troubling America by looking to the blockbusters
Movies are often a reflection of current affairs what’s going on in the world, and even the unlikely genre of mass-market US action movies can deal with the fears and uncertainties felt by the American people at any given time, writes Darren Mooney.
# terrorism - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Three charged with Boston bombing cover-up
The three teenagers – two Kazakhs and an American – appear to have been hastily trying to keep him out of trouble rather than taking part in an organised conspiracy.
# terrorism - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Leading anti-death penalty lawyer to defend Boston bombings suspect
Several of Judy Clarke’s previous high-profile clients have avoided the death penalty.
# terrorism - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Boston bombing highlights problems tracking ‘lone wolves’
Counter-terrorism experts have warned that attempting to thwart attacks by radicals working in isolation is a practically impossible task.
# terrorism - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Armagh man arrested over dissident republican activity
The 50-year-old was arrested in connection with dissident republican terrorist activity in Lancashire this morning.
# terrorism - Monday 22 April, 2013
Canadian police forces thwart “Al-Qaeda supported” attack
It is understood that the arrests came after a a year-long investigation and involved a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train that runs between Toronto and New York.
# terrorism - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Gardaí participate in counter-terrorism exercise
Today’s operation included a simulated hostage rescue scenario.
FBI pledge to find those responsible for the “act of terror” at Boston Marathon
Investigators are pleading for the public’s assistance after three people were killed and 176 were injured.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Tuesday.
# terrorism - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Guns and ammunition found near Armagh school
The discovery was made by police investigating dissident terrorist activity.
Column: Though the Good Friday Agreement brought peace, we should never forget the past
On this date 15 years ago, the Good Friday Agreement was signed. While we have come along way, we shouldn’t take the peace we have for granted, writes Ben English.
# terrorism - Monday 8 April, 2013
US saw ‘a dollop of complacency’ in Irish efforts to pursue alleged terrorists
The latest Wikileaks cables highlight American concerns.
Nine killed after bomb hits Afghan bus
The bomb blast in which 22 people were also injured follows a NATO air strike on Saturday which killed 11 children.
# terrorism - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Suspected ETA chief Javier Lopez Pena dies in Paris hospital
The 54-year-old reportedly suffered a stroke.
# terrorism - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison enters seventh week
26 low-risk detainees are now refusing food – more than twice the number from a week ago – in protest at conditions.
# terrorism - Friday 22 March, 2013
Man sentenced to six years for firearms and terrorist-related offences in Belfast
In September 2010, detectives incovered large quantity of firearms and ammunition from a workshop at the rear of the man’s home.
# terrorism - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Survivors recall terrifying scene of suicide attack in Nigeria as death toll rises to 41
The attack yesterday saw two suicide bombers ram their car into the bus station in Kano, Nigeria’s second largest city.
# terrorism - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Taliban are in ‘daily’ talks with the US, says president
Afgahnistan president Hamid Karzai criticised the Taliban for holding the talks at the same time as they carry out suicide attacks that kill civilians and children.
# terrorism - Friday 8 March, 2013
Bin Laden son in law pleads not guilty to terror
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, allegedly a senior propagandist in the Al-Qaeda network, is accused of conspiring “to kill nationals of the United States.”
# terrorism - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Bin Laden son-in-law captured, faces terror charges in New York
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith is expected to be in US federal court in New York tomorrow in an initial hearing to face terror charges.
# terrorism - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Rocket launcher and warhead found in Belfast house
The search was conducted as part of an investigation into dissident republican activity.
# terrorism - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
NYC marks 20th anniversary of first World Trade bombing
A ceremony was held to honour the six people who died 20 years ago in the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
# terrorism - Thursday 21 February, 2013
20 killed as bomb blasts hit India’s Hyderabad
Twin bombings have killed at least 20 people in the Indian city of Hyderabad and provoked safety fears among Australia’s touring cricket team.
# terrorism - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
US senator says 4,700 killed in drone strikes: report
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of drone use, has openly cited a number that exceeds some independent estimates of the total death toll.
# terrorism - Monday 18 February, 2013
Danish brothers charged with plotting terror attack
Two brothers with links to Somalia’s Islamist Shebab rebels have been formally charged over suspicions of plotting a terror attack.
# terrorism - Friday 15 February, 2013
Greece arrests three neo-Nazis for attacks, arms posession
Greek police have arrested two neo-Nazi sympathisers for illegal arms possession and a third person suspected of involvement in an attack that left three Pakistani migrants hospitalised,
# terrorism - Saturday 9 February, 2013
India parliament attack plotter hanged
The attack on the parliament in 2001 almost sparked a war between India and Pakistan.
# terrorism - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Guantanamo judge orders US to stop censoring 9/11 hearings
Judge James Pohl says the government cannot remotely censor pre-trial hearings for the suspects of the 9/11 attacks.
# terrorism - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
Britain to use chairmanship of G8 to focus on terror threat
British Prime Minister David Cameron said that he would put the topic to the “top of the agenda where it belongs.”
# terrorism - Friday 11 January, 2013
Fears for Pakistan’s future as blasts kill 115
An Sunni extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack – one of the most deadly in Pakistan’s history and the worst single attack ever against Shiites in the country.
# terrorism - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Column: Ireland’s relationship with Britain has moved on. Let’s not fall back
We should be over our outrage at petty jibes by now, writes John Verling. Both countries have grown up.
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