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25 Islamic militants escape from Tajik prison

Monday, 23 August 2010 16:20
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By OLGA TUTUBALINA, Associated Press Writer

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – A group of 25 Islamic militants serving time on Terrorism charges have escaped from a prison in Tajikistan's capital after dramatic assaults that left at least five guards dead, the security services said Monday.

The escaped convicts include many members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan terrorist group, among them Russian and Afghan citizens, officials said.

The violent breakout from a prison run by the National...


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Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, at 9/11 event in Pa.

Monday, 23 August 2010 16:19
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By MARK S. SMITH, Associated Press Writer

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. – Michelle Obama will join former first lady Laura Bush in ceremonies marking the ninth anniversary of the United Flight 93 crash in Pennsylvania during the Sept. 11 attacks.

Mrs. Bush had previously confirmed her participation, saying we "must never forget the brave sacrifice of these extraordinary men and women."

Passengers aboard the flight are believed to have struggled with its hijackers before the jet crashed in a...


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Russia kills Moscow metro attacks mastermind

Saturday, 21 August 2010 15:55
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by Stuart Williams

MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian security forces Saturday killed a top militant suspected of organising the deadly attacks on the Moscow metro and who was reportedly married to one of the female Suicide bombers.

Magomedali Vagabov was killed in a clash with security forces in the Caucasus region of Dagestan that left four other militants dead, the national anti-terror committee said in a statement published by Russian news agencies.

The double bombings carried out by two female...


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Mideast passions quiet over NY mosque showdown

Monday, 23 August 2010 16:18
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By BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press Writer

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – On the streets of lower Manhattan, there's no mistaking how the passions flow: One side saying its their patriotic duty to block a planned Islamic center and the other insisting America cannot curtail freedoms as revenge for the Sept. 11 attacks.

But in the Middle East — where the imam spearheading the plans is now touring on a U.S.-funded outreach mission — the proposed mosque and community center near the former...


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Pakistan: Lack of terror convictions hurts fight

Friday, 20 August 2010 18:02
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By SEBASTIAN ABBOT, Associated Press Writer

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani courts have yet to convict a single person in any of the country's biggest terrorist attacks of the past three years, a symptom of a dysfunctional legal system that's hurting the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaida at a critical time.

Police without basic investigative skills such as the ability to lift fingerprints, and prosecutors who lack training to try terror cases, are some of the main reasons cited. Another...


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