Terrorism
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Anger over Facebook photo sets off terrorism scare on US Airways flight
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A man angry about a compromising Facebook photo of his girlfriend took revenge against the ex-boyfriend who posted it, making a hoax call to police that set off a terrorism scare and got the former beau taken off an airliner at gunpoint.
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American drone strike victims' parents sue U.S. government in D.C. court
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In what could be a groundbreaking case, the parents of American citizens who were suspected of terrorism sued the U.S. government today for killing their family members in drone strikes without due process and a trial.
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Norwegian man tied to possible summer terror threat, sources say
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Al-Qaida has reportedly recruited a Norwegian man to bring down an airplane, with the attack timed to coincide with the upcoming summer games.
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U.S. Airways Flight 787 diverted due to security scare
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U.S. Airways Flight 787 from Paris, France to Charlotte, N.C. was diverted to Maine on Tuesday afternoon after an incident on board.
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Bomb plot: Double agent identifed as would-be bomber
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The would-be suicide bomber, the man al-Qaida entrusted with its latest device, actually was a double agent working with the CIA and Saudi intelligence agencies, officials said.
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U.S. warns of terrorists with body bombs on U.S.-bound planes
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A year after the U.S. raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin laden, ABC News has learned that authorities are studying the possibility of terrorists using body bombs on U.S. flights coming in from overseas.
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White House confirms drone attacks for first time
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For the first time, the Obama administration is publicly saying that they engage in drone strikes against al-Qaida, finally acknowledging a practice that has been widely known for quite some time.
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Anders Breivik asks for acquittal or death penalty
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Anders Breivik, the man behind the 2011 Norway massacre, told a court Wednesday that the only two logical options for him are either acquittal or the death penalty.
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Mohammad Ashan, Taliban commander, turns self in, asks for own reward
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One U.S. official told the Washington Post that the Afghan Taliban member who demanded the reward advertised for his capture when he turned himself into authorities is "clearly...an imbecile."
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Jubair Ahmad sentenced to 12 years behind bars
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Prosecutors say that in addition to producing the propaganda video, Jubair Ahmad said he wanted to die as a martyr.
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Craig Baxam, Md. man accused in terrorism case pleads not guilty
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A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military pleaded not guilty Friday.
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Jubair Ahmad to be sentenced for aiding terrorists
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An electrician from northern Virginia who admitted producing an online propaganda video for a Pakistani terrorist organization will be learning his fate.
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D.C. ranks fifth for terrorist hot spot, study says
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D.C. ranks fifth in the nation as a terrorist "hot spot," according to a new study.
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Jose Padilla suit against Rumsfeld rejected by court
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A federal appeals court rejected efforts by Jose Padilla to impose a lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for being detained for nearly four years as an "enemy combatant."
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Craig Baxam ordered held until his trial
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A U.S. Magistrate ruled that Craig Baxam was a flight risk if allowed to go free.
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Craig Benedict Baxam accused of wanting to join terrorist organization
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Authorities say Craig Benedict Baxam secretly converted to Islam before he left the Army in 2010 and then wanted to move to Somalia and live under Sharia law.
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Jubair Ahmad plea bargain expected in terror video case
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Prosecutors say 24-year-old Jubair Ahmad produced and uploaded a video to YouTube in 2010 on behalf of a militant terror group.
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Anders Behring Breivik unfit for trial, deemed legally insane
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A mental evaluation concluded that Anders Behring Breivik, the man behind a bombing and gun attack that killed 77 people in Oslo and at a youth camp in July.
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