Thursday, April 22, 2010

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NYC Firefighters, Marines to Hold Terror Drill



Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:06 AM PDT


Firefighters and U.S. Marines will be conducting a large-scale drill simulating a response to a terror attack on a New York City bus and subway.
Authorities say Thursday morning's drill at the FDNY's Fire Academy on Randall's Island will involve the use of a burned-out city bus and the fire department's subway simulator.
Local first-responders and Marines [...]

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US Warns of Possible Terror Attacks in New Delhi



Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:02 AM PDT


The United States has upgraded a travel advisory on India, alerting US citizens to a growing threat of terrorist attacks in the capital New Delhi.
The warning posted on the US embassy website specifically highlighted the dangers posed by crowded areas which foreigners are known to frequent.
“There are increased indications that terrorists are planning attacks in [...]

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Small Terror Groups Are Key Challenge



Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:23 PM PDT


Small and disparate groups of terrorists and individuals radicalized by militants over the Internet will be major challenges for the U.S. intelligence community in coming years, the nation’s top intelligence adviser said Wednesday.
National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said he is confident U.S. spy agencies can detect and prevent a Sept. 11-style attack. But stopping smaller, [...]

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National Counterterrorism Center Sets Up New Pursuit Team



Posted: 21 Apr 2010 05:12 PM PDT


In the wake of the failed Christmas Day underpants bombing attempt, the government’s National Counterterrorism Center has set up a new “pursuit team.” Its main objective: to spot and pull together fragmentary and inchoate threat information like the scraps of information the government had gathered but failed to assemble before the Dec. 25 close call.
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Monterrey Mexico – Gunmen Kidnap Hotels Guests, Employees



Posted: 21 Apr 2010 03:13 PM PDT


At least seven people, one of them a U.S. citizen, were reportedly kidnapped Wednesday by dozens of gunmen who targeted two hotels in downtown Monterrey, the capital of Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state, a police spokesman said.
Between 10 and 12 SUVs arrived at the hotels, carrying the gunmen involved in the kidnappings, a Nuevo Leon State [...]

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Authorities: Ohio Man Had Napalm Bomb



Posted: 21 Apr 2010 12:55 PM PDT


A suburban Cleveland man who police say was keeping a homemade napalm bomb, other explosives and assault weapons has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges.
Thirty-year-old Matthew Fairfield of North Olmsted was arraigned Tuesday, more than a week after he was arrested by members of a mortgage fraud task force. Prosecutors say detectives discovered the [...]

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