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New York Man Convicted in Subway Bomb Plot

Matt Cantor — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:20:52 CDT

A New York man has been found guilty in a 2009 subway bomb plot . Adis Medunjanin, who was also convicted of training with al-Qaeda and seeking to join the Taliban, could receive life in prison, the New York Daily News reports. The conviction comes after fellow plotters Zarein Ahmedzay and...

Cartoon Terror Trial Begins in Denmark

Rob Quinn — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:20:00 CDT

Four men accused of planning a shooting spree at a newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed have gone on trail in Denmark. Prosecutors say the four—three Swedes and a Tunisian—were planning to shake Danish society by killing as many people as possible at the Jyllands-Posten newspaper,...

Obama: Iran Plot Evidence Will Convince Skeptics

Rob Quinn — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:57:05 CDT

The alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's man in Washington sounds far-fetched, but skeptical foreign governments have been presented with evidence, State Department officials say. President Obama, in his first remarks about the plot, promised to push for "the toughest sanctions" against Iran and said US officials know that...

Alleged Iranian Plot Doesn't Match Past Behavior

John Johnson — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:31:53 CDT

Pro Publica takes a closer look at the alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador on US soil and offers up a big, hmmmmm. It just seems ... off. The normally careful Revolutionary Guard teaming with Mexican drug gangsters? To stage a brazen attack in Washington that would likely unleash...

US Vows Iran Will Be Held Accountable

Rob Quinn — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:45:42 CDT

The plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US had the support of elements of the Iranian government and Iran is going to pay, US officials vow. "The United States is committed to holding Iran accountable," Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters after the plot was exposed. Hillary Clinton...

Iranian Terror Suspect Had the Right Connections

Rob Quinn — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:00:00 CDT

Iranians trying to recruit Mexican drug cartels to kill the Saudi ambassador? The terror plot US authorities say has been foiled sounds far-fetched, but it appears less so after a look at the man in the middle of it, the Washington Post finds. Mansour Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old Iranian American, had...

Sweden Busts 4 in Suspected Terror Plot

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:29:16 CDT

Swedish police arrested four people on suspicion of preparing a terror attack and evacuated an arts center in Sweden's second largest city on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, officials said today. The four were arrested in Goteborg, said a Swedish police spokeswoman, who wouldn't say whether they were linked...

German Police Bust 2 in Bomb Plot

Kevin Spak — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:38:05 CDT

German police today arrested two men suspected of plotting a bomb attack, searching both their Berlin apartments and an Islamic Center they frequented, the AP reports. The men, a 24-year-old German of Lebanese descent and a 28-year-old Gaza native, came under suspicion when two chemical companies reported some suspiciously large...

Cops: Terror Plot Foiled in Seattle

John Johnson — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:40:32 CDT

Another potential terror plot foiled: Seattle police arrested two men they say planned a suicide attack on a federal building that houses a military recruitment office and a federal day care center, report the Post-Intelligencer and Seattle Times . One suspect is identified as Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 33, who was born...