Ex-MI5 chief reveals she would not have been able to cope with repeated terror strikesOctober 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former MI5 chief Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller has said at the time of the 7/7 terror strike in London, the fear was that the service would not be able to cope with continuing terror attacks. She said investigators did not immediately know the attack on the capital's public transport system - which killed 52 people - was carried out by suicide bombers.
Brits shocked over bungling Muslim suicide bombers comedyAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - A shock new comedy about bungling Muslim suicide bombers has sparked a storm of fury among people in Britain. The comedy titled "Living With The Infidels" features a five strong gang who plan to wipe out Bradford with a chemical bomb so they can all go to "Paradise".
Britain's chief prosecutor says same assisted suicide rules will apply at home and abroadAugust 4th, 2009 Prosecutor: suicide rules will apply everywhereLONDON — Britain's chief prosecutor says the same legal rules must apply to assisted suicide whether it takes place in Britain or in countries where the practice is allowed. Helping someone die is a crime in Britain.
Mehsud buying, selling children to use them as suicide bombers: Pak ArmyJuly 8th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan, for the first time has admitted that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud is virtually running a factory of suicide bombers, and using small children for the purpose. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesperson, Major General Athar Abbas said that Mehsud buys and sells children as young as 11 years old to be used as suicide bombers to strike strategic locations across the country.
UK teenager reveals how he was trained for jihadMay 17th, 2009 LONDON - A teenager has revealed how he was recruited and trained to be a suicide bomber by Al-Qaeda-inspired terrorists in Britain. The youth was first approached by Islamists at a mosque in south London that was used by the failed 21/7 bombers, and indoctrinated at a secret network of squats.
Taliban suicide bombers attack Afghan townMay 12th, 2009 KABUL - A group of Taliban militants wearing suicide vests and carrying automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers attacked several government buildings in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, causing an unknown number of casualties, officials said. Zemarai Bashary, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, confirmed that Taliban suicide bombers attacked the provincial governor's office and municipal buildings in Khost city, the capital of the province of the same name.
British court sentences 2 men linked 2005 suicide bombers on terror-training chargesApril 29th, 2009 Britain jails 2 men linked to 2005 suicide bombersLONDON — Two men cleared of helping to plot the 2005 suicide bombings in London have each been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges connected to terrorism training. Judge Peter Gross sentenced Waheed Ali and Mohammed Shakil on Wednesday after a jury found them guilty of conspiracy to attend a terrorist training camp.
British court sentences 2 men linked to 2005 suicide bombers on terror-training chargesApril 29th, 2009 2 men jailed in Britain on terrorism chargesLONDON — Two men cleared of helping to plot London's 2005 suicide bombings were each sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison on charges connected to terrorism training. Judge Peter Gross jailed Waheed Ali and Mohammed Shakil after they were found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to attend a terrorist training camp.
3 men acquitted of helping bombers who killed 52 London commuters in July 2005April 28th, 2009 3 men acquitted of helping 2005 London bombersLONDON — Three men charged in London's 2005 suicide bombings — Britain's deadliest attack since World War II — were acquitted of the most serious offenses against them Tuesday in the latest terrorism case to frustrate prosecutors. A jury found Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem, and Mohammed Shakil not guilty of conspiring with four suicide bombers who blew themselves up on three subway cars and a bus on July 7, 2005, killing 52 people.
Three men acquitted of 7/7 terror charges in LondonApril 28th, 2009 LONDON - Three British Muslims were Tuesday cleared of charges of helping the terror bombers whose suicide mission four years ago left 52 people dead and nearly 1,000 wounded in the heart of London. A jury at Kingston Crown Court in London unanimously acquitted Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil - the only people to be charged in the July 2005 bombings - of the charge of helping the four suicide bombers cause explosions.
Two suicide bombers kill 30 in BaghdadApril 24th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in northern Baghdad Friday, killing 30 people and injuring 100, an interior ministry source said. The two attacks occurred almost simultaneously.
Al Qaeda-trained child suicide bombers captured in IraqApril 22nd, 2009 BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces have captured four children trained as suicide bombers by Al Qaeda, police said Tuesday. The children were captured in a village near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, it said.
Afghanistan and world's youngest terrorist has no qualms about launching a jihadApril 7th, 2009 LONDON - Abdullah laughs like any other 11-year-old, but he is no ordinary schoolboy. He is being touted as the world's youngest terrorist following his arrest.
Many feared dead in suicide attack in KabulFebruary 10th, 2009 KABUL - Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the justice ministry and a police station in Afghanistan's capital Kabul Wednesday, reportedly killing several people, media reports said. The audacious attacks took place ahead of a visit by Richard Holbrooke, the new US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Chhattisgarh has 11,361 prisoners against jail capacity of 5,219February 2nd, 2009 RAIPUR - A total of 11,361 prisoners are at present in Chhattisgarh's 27 jails that have a total capacity to hold 5,219, state Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar told the state legislature Tuesday. In a written reply, the minister said the state has been housing 11,361 inmates at 27 jails - five central jails, 10 district jails and 12 sub-jails, of which two sub-jails based at Maoist strongholds Sukma and Narayanpur in Bastar region are at present closed temporarily.
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