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Bin Laden son-in-law testifies in US trialOn September 11, 2001, just hours after hijackers deliberately crashed passenger aircraft in attacks on the United States, a Kuwaiti teacher and imam named Suleiman Abu Ghaith met Osama bin Laden inside a cave in Afghanistan. &quo More… |
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Sombre ceremonies mark 9/11 anniversaryBagpipes, bells and a reading of the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field marked the 12th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001. More… |
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Al Qaeda incapable of 9/11-style attacksAl Qaeda's core organization is likely incapable of carrying out another mass-casualty attack on the scale of September 11, 2001, according to the US intelligence and counterterrorism officials. US government experts also believe that the More… |
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US on high alert after Qaeda 9/11 threatThe US is on high alert amid credible reports that Al Qaeda is planning to blow up bridges or tunnels in New York or Washington on the 10th anniversary of September 11 attacks. New York police amassed a display of force on Friday including More… |
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US sees credible, unconfirmed Sept 11 threatUS President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a redoubling of US counter-terrorism efforts in the face of a "credible but unconfirmed" threat ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. US officials, speaking to Reuters on More… |
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Osama was a serious judo student, says coachOsama bin Laden stood out not just because of his height but because of his serious, conservative demeanour, recalls Jimmy Wu, a top Taiwanese judo coach, who says the slain Al Qaeda leader was a student in his classes in Saudi Arabia. More… |
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US tensions over Koran spark isolated incidentsThe United States marked the anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks on Saturday with commemorative ceremonies. Although a pastor had canceled plans for a high-profile protest burning of the Koran, the Holy book was abused in at least thre More… |
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Afghans protest Quran burning for 2nd dayProtestors clashed with Afghan security forces on Saturday, as thousands of Afghans demonstrated for a second day, despite a US pastor suspending plans to burn copies of the Quran, officials said. The renewed protests in the war-torn count More… |
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NY governor to discuss relocating Muslim centerNew York Governor David Paterson plans to discuss relocating a proposed Muslim cultural center and mosque to a less emotionally charged location farther away from New York City's "Ground Zero" site of the Sept 11 attacks. More… |
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9/11 death toll 'exaggerated'Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday the September 11, 2001 attacks were exaggerated in a fresh broadside at the United States just days after President Barack Obama voiced willingness to talk to Iran. Well-known for his More… |
