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FBI 'stings' under scrutiny after NY bomb plot arrest
19/10/2012 - USA

FBI 'stings' under scrutiny after NY bomb plot arrest

The arrest of a Bangladeshi immigrant Wednesday in New York on suspicions of attempting to blow up the US Federal Reserve building has reopened controversy about sting operations involving fake terror plots scripted and funded by the FBI.
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NY police arrest man in plot to blow up Federal Reserve
18/10/2012 - USA

NY police arrest man in plot to blow up Federal Reserve

US authorities arrested a Bangladeshi man on Wednesday in a sting operation after he attempted to blow up the US Federal Reserve building with what he thought was a bomb. His associates, actually undercover officers, arrested him at the scene.
Mourners mark 10-year anniversary of Bali bombing
12/10/2012 - INDONESIA

Mourners mark 10-year anniversary of Bali bombing

Ten years ago, a nightclub bombing on the Indonesian island of Bali killed 202 people and injured hundreds more. A decade on, survivors and families of victims alike are gathering to commemorate the event. Since the attack, Indonesia has clamped down hard on Islamist terror groups, but the terrorist threat still has not completely disappeared.
Terrorism: a homegrown threat?
11/10/2012 - POLITICS

Terrorism: a homegrown threat?

Is there a mounting home-grown terrorist threat in France? This is the question rankling officials after the police gunned down a Frenchman suspected of throwing a grenade into a Jewish grocery store several weeks ago. A dozen alleged accomplices have since been arrested and bomb components discovered in a search by police, alongside a list of Jewish institutions that could be targets.
French terror cell planned to join 'jihadists in Syria'
11/10/2012 - FRANCE

French terror cell planned to join 'jihadists in Syria'

The Paris prosecutor said Thursday that he will be seeking “attempted murder” and “terrorism charges” against seven of the suspects arrested Saturday. He also said the cell was potentially the most dangerous established in France in over a decade.
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French police find bomb material in car park
10/10/2012 - FRANCE

French police find bomb material in car park

Police discovered bomb-making material and firearms in a garage in a Parisian suburb while investigating suspected radical Islamists, the Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. A dozen people were arrested in an anti-terrorist raid over the weekend.
What drives France's new generation of radical Islamists?
09/10/2012 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

What drives France's new generation of radical Islamists?

Home-grown terrorism is back in the spotlight after French police carry out a nationwide raid on suspected Islamist militants. Spearheading the crackdown is Interior Minister Manuel Valls, who continues to soar in popularity polls. Also on the programme, we head to a new exhibition in Paris that pays tribute to American realist Edward Hopper.
Spotlight on troubled suburbs amid terror fears
09/10/2012 - FRANCE

Spotlight on troubled suburbs amid terror fears

Fears of homegrown terrorists are on the rise in France following a recent crackdown on suspected terror cells, with some questioning whether there is a link between the country’s disadvantaged neighbourhoods and religious extremism.
Anti-drone rally in Pakistan
08/10/2012 - WEBNEWS

Anti-drone rally in Pakistan

Today on the net, thousands of Pakistanis take to the streets to protest US drone strikes. Web users in Bangladesh condemn the recent anti-Buddhist attacks. And Venezuelans take to social networks to comment on Hugo Chavez’s re-election.
French homegrown jihadists (part 2)
08/10/2012 - THE DEBATE

French homegrown jihadists (part 2)

After a deadly sting operation, the French wonder if an allegedly homegrown jihadist cell might be the new shape of radical Islam. Authorities describe them as a recently radicalized bunch, whose conversion took place in prison and is fuelled by messages of hate on the internet.
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