Nigeria: President Jonathan pays condolence visit to Kano
President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Nigerians to assist the security agencies with useful information that would help in arresting members of the Islamic militants known as Boko Haram. Dr. Jonathan made the appeal during a condolence visit to Kano on Sunday after the northern Nigerian city faced one of the deadliest Boko Haram attacks [...]
Al-Qaeda terrorists seize control of city in Yemen
“[T]he government forces backed by U.S. Marine troops and Air Force have been fighting terrorists of the al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) group for more than eight months…” Dozens of al-Qaeda militants Sunday morning seized a city in Yemen’s southeastern province of al-Bayda. The al-Qaeda members — backed by armored vehicles — stormed the [...]
Hindutva’s Ugly Face Again Unmasked
The news of Pakistani flag being hoisted by some miscreants in Sindhagi town, some 60 kilometer from Bijapur in Karnataka, was shocking. The flag was hoisted during midnight celebration of the New Year 2012 on the flag post of the government office premises. The incident led to angry protests by Hindu organizations that called for [...]
2012 counterterrorism: NYPD acquires fleet of underwater drones
The nation’s largest, most sophisticated law enforcement agency, the New York City Police Department, announced its acquisition of new, high-tech equipment to help police officers keep the city safe from terrorists: the NYPD’s Harbor Unit now possesses six unmanned underwater drones to help bomb technicians and emergency services unit officers to detect suspected underwater explosives. [...]
Boko Haram bombing suspects captured; U.S. bomb techs alerted
Parts of this news story are based on a lecture series by Jim Kouri for police and security officers in the Caribbean prior to the al-Qaeda attacks on September 11, 2001. Nigerian officials yesterday announced the arrests of three terrorism suspects involved in the deadly bombings of Christian churches and worshippers on Christmas Day. The suspects are alleged members [...]
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