Terrorism

World News

Egyptian Police Mistakenly Kill 12 Tourists

8:18am September 14, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

Police pursuing terrorists in the desert accidentally fired on a group of tourists, some of whom were identified as Mexican nationals. The ministry of tourism said the group was in a restricted area.

The Pentagon's only maximum security prison, at the U.S. Army's Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, is one of the facilities being considered for placement of Guantanamo prisoners deemed too dangerous to release.

Kansas, South Carolina Take NIMBY Stance On Guantanamo Prisoners

7:45pm August 31, 2015

by David Welna

President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo lacks a crucial element: a U.S. prison to hold captives too dangerous to release. The Pentagon is considering military prisons in Kansas and South Carolina.

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Al-Jazeera English television journalist Mohamed Fahmy talks to his lawyer Amal Clooney before hearing the verdict at a court in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday. Fahmy and two others were sentenced to three years in prison on terrorism-related charges.

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Al-Jazeera Journalists Sentenced In Egypt To 3 Years In Prison

3:40pm August 29, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The outcome in the closely watched trial shocked many observers. The Qatar-based network's acting secretary-general said the verdict was politically motivated and "defies logic and common sense."

People wait for a train in the foreground as members of a police forensics team take part in an investigation next to a Thalys train on the platform at Arras train station, northern France on Saturday.

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Suspect In Train Attack Known To Authorities In 3 Countries

9:14am August 23, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A 26-year-old Moroccan identified as Ayoub El-Khazzani, has been named by police as the Kalashnikov-wielding man who was subdued by passengers aboard a high-speed train on Saturday.

This photo provided by the U.S. Government, presented during a trial, shows a photo of Irek Hamidullin surrendering after being wounded by U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Nov. 29, 2009.

Ex-Soviet Officer Who Became Taliban Commander Found Guilty In U.S.

1:46pm August 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Irek Hamidullin, 55, a one-time Soviet tank commander in Afghanistan, stayed behind after Moscow's forces were withdrawn in 1988. He went on to mastermind a 2009 attack on an Afghan base.

A man in Nairobi, Kenya, stands in front of a mural of President Obama, created by the Kenyan graffiti artist Bankslave, ahead of Obama's trip to Kenya and Ethiopia.

Obama's First Trip To Kenya As President Is Less About His Roots This Time

5:19pm July 23, 2015

by Brian Naylor

President Obama is heading to Kenya, where his father was born. He'll meet with relatives, but the trip is not strictly personal. There's plenty of official business on the agenda.

Sectarian violence in Northern Ireland flared for three decades during "the Troubles," pictured here. Even today, uneasy feelings simmer among those who live there.

In Northern Ireland, 'Terror Gets Old,' But Divisions Linger

9:00pm July 18, 2015

by NPR Staff

A new documentary looks at the lives of some who took part in Northern Ireland's sectarian conflict, which lasted 30 years. Many are in their 60s now, grappling with their roles in a violent past.

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An FBI investigator at the scene of a shooting outside a military recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Friday.

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When Is An Act Of Violence An Act Of Terrorism?

7:01pm July 17, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The word terrorism is a tricky one. That's because, as one linguist says, "terrorism itself, whatever that is" lives in a place between crime and war.

FBI Director James Comey speaks at FBI headquarters in Washington.

FBI Says It Thwarted Attempted July 4th Attack

5:49pm July 09, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

FBI Director James Comey says the agency arrested more than 10 people, radicalized through social media, plotting to kill Americans on Independence Day.

French police secure the entrance of the Air Products factory in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon. A decapitated body was found outside the factory.

World News

Man Beheaded In Terrorist Attack On French Factory

9:40am June 26, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Police have arrested one suspect over the attack, which also included an explosion at the facility operated by Air Products, an American company.