Terrorism
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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, underwear bomber, pleads guilty
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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 24-year-old Nigerian national who tried to blow up a Delta plane over Detroit on Christmas in 2009, pleaded guilty on Wednesday.
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Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen airstrike
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Yemen's Defense Ministry says the U.S.-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who had been on an American kill or capture list, died in an air strike on Friday.
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Pakistani defendants plead guilty in D.C. to helping terrorist organization
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Three Pakistani citizens pleaded guilty in federal court in D.C. Monday to helping a group often referred to as the Pakistani Taliban.
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Washington aware of terror threat, not afraid
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Officials have received a credible but unconfirmed terror threat having to do with New York or Washington.
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Jubair Ahmad accused of helping Pakistani terrorists
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A 24-year-old Virginia resident has been arrested and accused of helping produce a video for a terrorist group in Pakistan.
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Emerson Winfield Begolly pleads guilty to terrorism charges
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Emerson Winfield Begolly, of New Bethlehem, Pa., was an active administrator of an Islamic extremist internet forum that solicited jihadists to use firearms and explosives against several targets.
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Anders Behring Breivik considered other attacks, confesses to bombing, shooting
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During a 10-hour questioning session on Friday, Anders Behring Breivik asked interrogators how many people he had killed in the July 22 attacks, and "showed no emotion" when they told him.
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Americans join al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia, House committee investigation finds
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More than 40 Americans have traveled to war-torn Somalia to join a terrorist group connected with al-Qaida, an investigation by House committee staff found.
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Anders Behring Breivik, Norway rampage suspect, expects life in jail
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Anders Behring Breivik has admitted bombing Norway's capital and opening fire on a youth group retreat, but he pleaded not guilty, saying he acted to save Europe from Muslim immigration.
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Norway terror attack: Man arrested outside Prime Minister's hotel
CommentPolice have detained a man outside a hotel where Norway's prime minister was meeting families of shooting victims. The man told reporters he was detained "because I have a knife."
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Terrorists looking to attack U.S. utility facilities, report warns
CommentA government report warns that extremists may be looking to gain inside access to utility companies for a potential attack on the U.S., ABC World News reports.
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Mumbai explosion kills at least ten, injures 70
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Three explosions rocked busy locations in India's financial capital Mumbai late Wednesday, killing at least ten people and injuring 70 in the city that was the scene of a major terrorist attack nearly three years ago.
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Amtrak security tightens amid new threats to system
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After an incident on a train in Iowa this past Sunday and elevated terror-related threats, Amtrak officials are beefing up security on the rail system.
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Bin Laden wanted to attack on U.S. on anniversary of 9/11
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ABC News reports that Osama bin Laden plotted terror strikes against the U.S. on the Fourth of July, Christmas and New Year’s, as well as the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
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Amtrak chief: Trains more vulnerable than planes
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Tightened security is evident in Amtrak hubs like D.C.'s Union Station Amtrak following revelations that al Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains.
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Two men accused of plotting NYC attacks
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Two men suspected of being homegrown radicals allegedly plotted attacks in New York City.
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Terrorism in D.C.: Washington area still not prepared
After the region's disastrous handling of the Jan. 26 snowstorm, officials are questioning how well-prepared the area is in the event of a terrorist attack.
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Tensions rise with Pakistan after bin Laden raid
CommentPakistan's prime minister refuted suspicions the country's leaders knew of Osama bin Laden's hiding spot. Pakistan allowed the U.S. to interview bin Laden's wifes, who were living in the compound with him.
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