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UND NEWS BLOG UND student to pay tribute to fallen brother-in-law during Veterans Day ‘Roll Call’ event Nov. 11
Sherry Fieber-Beyer, a UND doctoral student, has a special duty to perform on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. She will be one in a solemn line of UND and Grand Forks area community members w...
Posted on 11/9/11 at 3:52 PM
FAITH FORUM Bishop Samuel Aquila: 'There can be no backing away in the public square from the call to proclaim the dignity of human life'
In a talk presented at the Sept. 22 Gospel of Life Prayer Breakfast in St. Louis, Mo., Rev. SamuelAquila, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fargo, said, "There can be no backing away in the public squ...
Posted on 9/30/10 at 12:07 PM
U.S.: CIA Thwarts New al-Qaida Underwear Bomb Plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner using a bomb with a sophisticated new design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, The Associated Press has learned.
By Adam Goldman, Matt Apuzzo , May 07, 2012
U.S. Airstrike Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The drone attack was carried out by the CIA, U.S. officials said.
By Ahmed al-Haj , May 06, 2012
French Standoff Ends With Suspect Shot in the Head
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — In a dramatic end to a 32-hour standoff, a masked French SWAT team slipped into the apartment of an Islamist extremist Thursday, sparking a firefight that ended with the suspect jumping out the window and being fatally shot in the head.
By Johanna Decorse, Sarah DiLorenzo , March 22, 2012
Terror Suspect Arrested Near U.S. Capitol in FBI Sting
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old Moroccan man, who believed he was working with al-Qaida, was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol as he was planning to detonate what he thought was a suicide vest given to him by undercover operatives, officials said.
By Nedra Pickler , February 17, 2012
ND Mother of Bomb Victim Reacts to Gadhafi Death
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo woman whose son was killed in a terrorist plane bombing for which Moammar Gadhafi's regime accepted responsibility says the world will be a safer place with the death of the Libyan leader.
By Associated Press , October 21, 2011
Jury Convicts 2 MN Women in Terror Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women were convicted Thursday of conspiring to funnel money to a terrorist group in Somalia as part of what prosecutors called a "deadly pipeline" sending money and fighters from the U.S. to al-Shabab.
By Amy Forliti , October 20, 2011
2 American Al-Qaida Militants Killed by Airstrike in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The killing of U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and another American militant propagandist in a U.S. airstrike Friday wipes out the decisive factor that made al-Qaida's branch in Yemen the most dangerous threat to the United States: its reach into the West.
By Ahmed Al-haj , September 30, 2011
Could Model Airplanes Become a Terrorist Weapon?
BOSTON (AP) — Model airplanes are suddenly on the public's radar as potential terrorist weapons.
By Jay Lindsay , September 29, 2011
Officials Chase Unconfirmed Al-Qaida Bomb Plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday they were investigating a detailed al-Qaida car bomb plot aimed at bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the first tip of an "active plot" targeting that date.
By Eileen Sullivan, Kimberly Dozier , September 08, 2011
Obama: 'Lone Wolf' Terror Attack Biggest Concern
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that a "lone wolf" terror attack in the U.S. is more likely than a major coordinated effort like the Sept. 11 attacks nearly a decade ago.
By Associated Press , August 17, 2011
Police: Oslo Bomb, Camp Shooting That Killed At Least 16 Were Domestic Terror; Suspect Identified
A homegrown terrorist set off an explosion that ripped open buildings in the heart of Norway's government Friday, then went to a summer camp dressed as a police officer and gunned down youths as they ran and even swam for their lives, police said Friday.
By Nils Myklebost , July 22, 2011
Bin Laden's Journal Had Ideas for Deadly U.S. Attacks, Officials Say
Osama bin Laden kept a personal journal in which he contemplated how to kill as many Americans as possible, including possible terrorist attacks against Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., according to U.S. officials.
By Ken Dilanian, Brian Bennett , May 11, 2011
Candid Videos Show Rare View of Unkempt Bin Laden
Open article for videoFrom a shabby, makeshift office, he ran a global terrorist empire. The world's most wanted man watched newscasts of himself from a tiny television perched atop a rickety old desk cluttered with wires.
By Kimberly Dozier, Lolita C. Baldor , May 07, 2011
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