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Somali pirates seize tanker, cargo ship in the Indian Ocean
Somali pirates seized a ship carrying fertilizer from the U.S. in the Indian Ocean and a British-flagged chemical tanker in the heavily patrolled Gulf of Aden -- the first merchant vessel to be hijacked in the gulf in nearly six months, officials said Tuesday. Comment?
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Obama blames 'systemic failures' for plane attack
... silent about it for three days. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect who claims to have been trained by al Qaeda in Yemen, is accused of trying to ignite explosives sewn inside his underwear on Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam as it approached ... Comment?
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Yemen investigates Nigeriana s contact with Al Qaeda
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Officials in Yemen were investigating yesterday whether the Nigerian suspected in the attempted Christmas Day attack on a US airliner spent time with Al Qaeda militants in the country in the months leading up to the botched bombing. Comment?
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Web posts suggest suspected jihadi was depressed
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... are a bit worldly rather than concentrating in the hereafter.'' On Jan. 28, 2005, Farouk1986 said he was writing from Yemen, and that he was learning Arabic at the Sana Institute of Arabic Languages. Administrators at the school said Monday that its ... Comment?
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... on his application form was not a government-approved institution. August to early December: Abdulmutallab visits Yemen after receiving a visa to study Arabic in a school in Sana, according to the Yemeni Foreign Ministry. Nov. 19: Abdulmutallab's ... Comment?
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Survivor of USS Cole bombing is found dead at home
... suicide bombers rammed a small boat packed with explosives into it on Oct. 12, 2000, during a refueling stop in Aden, Yemen. It triggered a string of deadly fires. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed and 39 others injured. His sister said he soon ... Comment?
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Somali pirates hijack two vessels in Gulf of Aden
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... million in ransom during the 12 months prior to November 2008. The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea ... Comment?
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U.S., Yemen Face Juggling Act In Response To Threat
The suspect in the attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas Day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, spent the past few months in Yemen. Comment?
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USS Cole bombing survivor dies in Fla. home
... suicide bombers rammed a small boat packed with explosives into it on Oct. 12, 2000, during a refueling stop in Aden, Yemen . It triggered a string of deadly fires. Seventeen U.S. sailors were killed and 39 others injured. His sister said he soon ... Comment?
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China, Britain clash over heroin
... Gulf of Aden, the interior ministry said on Monday. The Al-Mahmoudia2 had set sail from the port of Aden in southern Yemen on December 18 heading for the Indian Ocean, the ministry said, without specifying its cargo or destination port. "The Yemeni ... Comment?
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Should Obama Get Praise For This?
On orders from President Barack Obama, the U.S. military launched cruise missiles early Thursday against two suspected al-Qaeda sites in Yemen , administration officials told ABC News in a report broadcast on ABC World News with Charles Gibson. Comment?
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Nigerian bomb suspect was in Yemen
... PETN, sewn into his underwear, has reportedly confessed to being trained for his mission by an Al-Qaeda bomb maker in Yemen. A Yemeni foreign ministry spokesman said, "he stayed in Yemen between the beginning of August and the beginning of December, ... Comment?
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I was lonely, seeking true Muslim friends, Says Farouk
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... West Africa. The postings also reference visits to London, the United States and other countries, including Egypt and Yemen. Department of Homeland Security officials said Monday that Abdulmutallab traveled to the United States in July 2004, to ... Comment?
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Another Reason To Keep Gitmo Open
... 253. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the crotch bomber, told FBI agents he was trained for his Christmas Day mission in Yemen by top leaders of the group who provided him with training and the explosive material needed to bring the passenger jet down. He ... Comment?
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Somali pirates hijack UK ship, release another
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... northern coast of Somalia, has the highest risk of piracy in the world. About 25,000 ships use the channel south of Yemen, between the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. One more Greek freighter ship seized by Somali pirates ATHENS, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A ... Comment?
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Al-Qaida in Yemen expands operations
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... this year, when leader Naser Abdel Karim al-Wahishi announced a merger between operatives from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Al-Wahishi, who goes by the alias Abu Basir, was among 23 al-Qaida figures who escaped from a Yemeni prison in 2006. He is on ... 1 comment
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Terror Inquiry Looks at Suspect's Time in Britain
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... attack did not end in death but has set off many alarms, about holes in airline security, an active new Qaeda front in Yemen and the apparent reality - a focus now for investigators here and in the United States - that Britain remains a nation of ... Comment?
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Road to radicalization ran through London, more than Yemen
Road to radicalization ran through London, more than Yemen - Laura Rozen: Road to radicalization ran through London, more than Yemen Road to radicalization ran through London, more than Yemen The New York Times reports that investigators are focusing on terror suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's years in London from 2005-2009 as formative in his ... Comment?
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Terror suspect's online posts detail 'loneliness'
... West Africa. The postings also reference visits to London, the United States and other countries, including Egypt and Yemen. Department of Homeland Security officials said Monday that Abdulmutallab traveled to the United States in July 2004 to ... Comment?
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Rpts: Targets in Yemen Eyed For Strike
The US and Yemen are looking at fresh targets in Yemen for a potential retaliatory strike over the botched Christmas Day airline bomb attack, two senior American officials told CNN. Comment?
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