Germans arrest man suspected of spreading al-Qaida propaganda, procuring explosivesOctober 2nd, 2009 Germans arrest suspected al-Qaida supporterBERLIN — German authorities said Friday they arrested a man with dual Turkish-German citizenship suspected of attempting to recruit supporters for al-Qaida and procuring material that could be used to make a bomb. The 24-year-old man, identified only as Adnan V., was arrested Thursday after police searched an apartment in Offenbach and a business in nearby Frankfurt, federal prosecutors said.
Munich police: 2 suspected of ties to Islamic extremists detained; Oktoberfest security uppedSeptember 30th, 2009 Munich police: detain 2 with extremist connectionsMUNICH — Munich police say two men are in preventative custody for suspected links to Islamic extremists and officials are increasing security at the ongoing Oktoberfest beer festival. Munich police chief Wilhelm Schmidbauer said Monday that "two men from Arabic countries" were taken into custody on Saturday.
German police search far-right party's headquarters in immigrant letters probeSeptember 23rd, 2009 German far-right party's offices searchedBERLIN — German police say they have searched the headquarters of a far-right party in an investigation of letters it sent to politicians of foreign descent. Berlin police say in a statement Wednesday that they searched the National Democratic Party's national headquarters, along with the home of the head of its local branch in the capital.
Police end Garrido property search, find nothing related to 2 child abductions in late 1980sSeptember 22nd, 2009 Authorities end search on Garrido propertyANTIOCH, Calif. — Authorities investigating two child abductions are ending a weeklong search on the property where a Northern California couple allegedly held a girl captive for 18 years.
Germany arrests terror suspect with alleged links to cell plotting attacks against US targetsAugust 28th, 2009 Germany arrests suspect linked to US targets plotFRANKFURT — German authorities have arrested another suspect allegedly linked to a radical Islamic terror cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets in Germany, prosecutors said Friday.
German Islam charged with plotting terror attack tells judge he regrets planAugust 19th, 2009 German Islam convert regrets attack planDUESSELDORF, Germany — The youngest member of an alleged radical Islamic terrorist cell whose plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany was foiled by authorities testified Wednesday he would not repeat his actions.
Mauritania police say they exchanged fire with Islamic radicals, killing oneJuly 18th, 2009 Mauritania police report shootout with IslamistsNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Police in Mauritania's capital say they exchanged fire with suspected Islamic extremists, killing one and wounding another who was wearing explosives wrapped around his body. A police inspector speaking on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press a third suspect had escaped during the shootout in Nouakchott.
Greek policeman shot dead in suspected terrorist attackJune 17th, 2009 Greek policeman shot dead in attackATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece say a police officer has been shot dead in central Athens in a suspected terrorist attack. The officer serving in the anti-terrorism division was killed by gunfire.
Italian police arrest 6 in raids against suspected members of radical leftist groupJune 11th, 2009 Italian police arrest 6 in anti-terror raidsROME — Italian police arrested six people Thursday in raids on a group of suspected radical leftists who were allegedly planning a terror attack, authorities said. The Interior Ministry said the group was preparing an attack in La Maddalena, an island off Sardinia that had originally been selected to host the Group of Eight summit next month.
4 alleged to have plotted terror attacks against US targets in Germany offer to confessJune 9th, 2009 Suspects in German terror plan to confessDUESSELDORF, Germany — Four men accused of belonging to a radical Islamic terror cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets in Germany announced during their trial on Tuesday that they are prepared to confess to some or all of the charges against them.
Russia has 1,300 people on Interpol wanted list: OfficialJune 4th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russian law enforcement bodies have put some 1,300 suspected criminals, including over 100 who are facing terrorism charges, on Interpol's wanted list, a senior official said Thursday. "Of these, 320 are wanted for murder, 309 for fraud, 103 for terrorism, 167 for robbery, looting and extortion, 76 for smuggling, and 58 for drug trafficking," said the police organisation's Russia chief Timur Lakhonin.
11 killed in terrorist attack in AlgeriaJune 3rd, 2009 ALGIERS/PARIS - At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in an attack by suspected Islamic terrorists on police accompanying a shipment of examination papers, a media report said Wednesday. Seven police officers and at least two teachers, taking the examination papers to the test centre at Timezrit, were killed as militants exploded a bomb and fired from automatic weapons, the online daily Tout sur l'Algerie reported.
German court rejects appeal from suspected Nazi death camp guard John DemjanjukMay 6th, 2009 German court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an attempt by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation from the United States. Berlin administrative court spokesman Stephan Groscurth says the court ruled Wednesday there was no case for Demjanjuk to make in Germany.
Police arrest suspected pot dealers after the pair allegedly tailgated an unmarked squad carMay 1st, 2009 Suspected pot dealers nabbed after tailgating copsFRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Two suspected pot dealers were arrested after police said the pair tailgated an unmarked police car.
Contractor apparently commits suicide in US Embassy in BerlinApril 24th, 2009 Apparent suicide at US Embassy in BerlinBERLIN — The U.S. Embassy in Berlin says a German contractor apparently has committed suicide inside the embassy building.
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