Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 4:19:29 PM CEST
U.S. warned Indonesia before blasts
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U.S. diplomatic and intelligence officials say in the two weeks before the Bali bombings, they repeatedly passed threat information to the Indonesian government suggesting terrorists were planning attacks in that country, including attacks against "Western tourist sites."
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Topic: - on October 17, 2002 at 11:25:15 AM CEST
Blasts hit southern Philippine city
Two explosions have rocked the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, killing five people and injuring at least 144, police said. The blasts, which police said were caused by bombs, occurred within minutes of each other, in what appeared to be a co-ordinated attack.
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Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 11:22:08 PM CEST
4 Parcel Bombs Explode in Pakistan
Four small parcel bombs exploded within minutes of each other at police and government offices in the volatile port city of Karachi on Wednesday, injuring at least nine people, police said. A fifth bomb was sent to a police station but did not go off. At least one of the parcels had "From Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal," written on it, said Sindh province Home Secretary Mukhtar Ahmad Sheikh, a reference to the United Action Front, a coalition of anti-American religious parties that made unprecedented gains in last week's national elections. Sheikh said, however, that authorities had no reason to believe the group was actually behind the attacks.
¬> <a href="story.news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Associated Press
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Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 1:16:34 PM CEST
Russians detain Chechen carrying radioactive material
Russian border guards detained a resident of Chechnya allegedly carrying a package of radioactive material Tuesday, as he tried to cross the Russian border into the predominantly Moslem former Soviet state of Azerbaijan, NTV television network reported.
The man, identified by the customs authorities as Ilyasdavlet Murzaliyev, was detained in the southern Russian province of Dagestan as he attempted to pass the Yarag-Kazmalyar checkpoint.
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Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 1:08:24 PM CEST
Indonesian officer confesses to assembling Bali bomb: report
Indonesian police have arrested a former air force officer who confessed to building the bomb which killed more than 180 people on the island of Bali, a US report said.
Quoting Indonesian security sources, the Washington Post said the suspect regretted the huge loss of life in Saturday's attack but had yet to reveal who ordered him to build the bomb.
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Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 1:12:16 AM CEST
Two in custody over Bali Bombing
POLICE were today questioning two Indonesians over the bomb attack on the resort island of Bali as an international task force was assembled to hunt down the bombers. The United States and Australia again pointed the finger at the al-Qaeda network for Sunday's carnage in the resort of Kuta, which left more than 180 people dead, mostly foreign tourists. "We can now see that you are not exempt from this, you cannot pretend it does not exist in your country," said US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Topic: - on October 15, 2002 at 7:57:36 PM CEST
Some Indonesians believe U.S. planned Bali bombings
Conspiracy theories that abounded in Indonesia after the September 11 attacks on the United States are resurfacing again, with stories in one widely read daily suggesting Washington planned the Bali bombings.
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Topic: - on October 15, 2002 at 7:06:14 PM CEST
Guantanamo Bay
Camp Commander Relieved of Duties
The commander of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, camp where suspected terrorists are being detained has been removed from his post, officials said. Brig. Gen. Rick Baccus left the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay on Oct. 9, amid unconfirmed reports he had philosophical differences with those interrogating detainees. Navy officials say Baccus was removed only because his duties at the base were consolidated with those of a commander who outranked him.
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Topic: - on October 15, 2002 at 2:52:08 PM CEST
Saudi Airlines Says Guards Foil Hijack Attempt
Saudi Arabian Airlines said on Tuesday that guards foiled a hijack attempt by a Saudi gunman aboard one of its flights from Sudan with 204 passengers and crew on board, adding no one was injured.
But Egypt's Middle East New Agency (Mena) quoted Sudanese sources as saying three Saudi hijackers were involved and that there were apparently some passengers hurt.
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Topic: - on October 15, 2002 at 11:50:04 AM CEST
Gun Safety
Firearms are pervasive. Even in countries with strict gun control laws, it's possible to come across one. It's important to understand some elements of gun safety to keep people from coming to harm with these dangerous instruments.
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Topic: - on October 14, 2002 at 11:06:27 PM CEST
If Saddam Disappears, Power Would Pass to His Sons Who Could Be Worse Than Their Father
If Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is killed or somehow cut off, power would most likely pass to his sons, Uday or Qusay, and a wide variety of sources tell Newsweek that the sons could be worse than the father. The stories told about Saddam's sons, related to Newsweek by several Iraqi exiles and reported in the current issue, seem almost too grotesque to be true. Some are probably exaggerated, but not by much, according to a senior administration official who has access to CIA files on Saddam's sons. Qusay is "in the shadows," says this source. "We don't know much." But U.S. intelligence believes Qusay is Saddam's true heir apparent, for the simple reason that he controls the security that keeps his father in power and alive.
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Topic: - on October 14, 2002 at 10:33:52 PM CEST
Police Deluged by D.C. Sniper Tips
Sniper investigators said Monday they have been deluged with tips, including false alarms caused by fear and anxiety, as an edgy Washington area deals with the longest lull in the shootings since they began nearly two weeks ago.
Cars backfiring, windows shattering, firecrackers popping are among the noises residents have confused with gunshots, believing they are possibly related to the string of random shootings that hit 10 people, killing eight, since Oct. 2.
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