Crime Watch – Newsletter for December 24, 2010

Policeman killed in Quetta blast

ISLAMABAD – One policeman was killed and three injured in a blast in Pakistan’s Quetta city Friday, a media report said.

The Dawn reported that the bomb was planted on a bicycle and was detonated when a police van was passing through Qambrani road of the Balochistan capital city.
… Original source on Gaea Times at : Policeman killed in Quetta blast.

Blast in Pakistan school

ISLAMABAD – Two students were injured Friday in a blast in a Peshawar school, a media report said.

A classroom of the New Modern Collegiate School was damaged in the blast, Xinhua reported citing Express TV.
Bomb disposal squads and a rescue team have been dispatched to the school, officials said.
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Maoists disrupt panchayat polls in Jharkhand

RANCHI – The Maoists set on fire three vehicles and disrupted voting at a polling booth in Jharkhand’s Garwah district during the last leg of the panchayat polls Friday, police said.

“Maoist guerrillas set on fire three vehicles at Matgari of Garwah district. At one polling booth, they tried to disrupt the polling,” … Read : Maoists disrupt panchayat polls in Jharkhand.

Suresh Kalmadi’s Houses Raided By CBI

DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- In a sensational development that have sent waves in the media and political circles in India the CBI carried out raids on the houses of disgraced CWG Organizing Committee chief aka Suresh Kalmadi. The raids were conducted at his houses in the Indian capital and Pune in connection with CWG related …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Suresh Kalmadi’s Houses Raided By CBI.

August Busch IV In Legal Soup?

Huntleigh (GaeaTimes.com)- Former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV is likely to land in a legal soup after the body of a dead woman was recovered from his home on Sunday. A 27 year old woman found dead inside August Busch IV’s St. Louis home at Huntleigh has stirred an uproar surrounding the former Budweiser beer … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : August Busch IV In Legal Soup?.

Benazir Bhutto murder: Musharraf sent questionnaire

ISLAMABAD – Pervez Musharraf has been sent a questionnaire by the interior ministry regarding the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, when he was the president.

Dawn reported Friday that the questionnaire was sent to Musharraf, who now lives in self-exile in the UAE and London, even as two arrested former police [..] Read the original article: here.

Militants kill US spies to avenge drone attacks

WASHINGTON – Suspected American spies are being killed routinely in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, apparently to avenge US drone attacks.

Tribesmen in the region have said corpses appear in fields and on roadsides almost every day with written warnings pinned to their clothes: “All American spies will meet the same fate.”
“Espionage has … Original source on Gaea Times at : Militants kill US spies to avenge drone attacks.

24 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least 24 gunmen and three soldiers were killed Friday morning after Taliban militants attacked checkposts in Pakistan’s northwestern region bordering Afghanistan, a media report said.

About 150 Taliban militants attacked five Frontier Corps checkposts in Baidnami village in Mohmand district near the border with Afghanistan, Geo News reported citing a senior security … Read : 24 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan.

Stockholm underground station evacuated over hoax

STOCKHOLM – Police evacuated a station on the Stockholm underground late Thursday after a suspicious item was spotted on the platform, eventually proving to have been a hoax, police said Friday.

Bomb disposal experts summoned to the scene destroyed the object, which appeared to have been made to look like a fake bomb, a Stockholm … Read more »»».

Anarchists claim responsibility for Rome bombings

ROME – An Italian anarchist group has claimed responsibility for two parcel bombings that targeted the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome Thursday, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.

A statement to that effect was recovered from a small box found next to one of the two embassy workers who were injured in the explosions.
… Read : Anarchists claim responsibility for Rome bombings.

Two injured in blasts at embassies in Rome (Fourth Lead)

LONDON – Police searched embassies and consular offices in Rome after two people were injured in separate parcel bomb blasts Thursday at the Swiss and Chilean missions in the Italian capital. The Mayor of Rome described the blasts as a “wave of terrorism against embassies”.

A Swiss employee at his embassy received serious hand injuries …. Source article  : Two injured in blasts at embassies in Rome (Fourth Lead).

CBI interrogates RSS leader; conspiracy, says Kumar (Fourth Lead)

NEW DELHI – The CBI Thursday questioned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar for more than five hours in connection with the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad that killed nine people. The RSS leader described his questioning as a “political conspiracy” by the Congress.

Emerging out of the Central Bureau of Investigation office …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : CBI interrogates RSS leader; conspiracy, says Kumar (Fourth Lead).

Embassy blasts rock Rome ahead of Christmas (Third Lead)

ROME – Two people were injured Thursday in separate, but similar, bomb blasts at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome.

It was not immediately clear if the attacks were linked, police said.
In the first incident, which took place around midday, a parcel exploded in the hands of 53-year-old Swiss man employed in the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Embassy blasts rock Rome ahead of Christmas (Third Lead).

Four LeT men in Mumbai, planning major attack: Police

MUMBAI – Four LeT men have sneaked into Mumbai and are planning a “violent” attack on the city, Joint Commissioner of Police Himanshu Roy said here Thursday evening.

“We have received information about four LeT men sneaking into the city some time back. We have released the sketch of one man Vaalid Jinnah,” said Roy.
…. Source  : Four LeT men in Mumbai, planning major attack: Police.

India keen to send panel to Pak to question 26/11 suspects

NEW DELHI – With Pakistan dragging its feet over the Mumbai attacks probe, India is keen to send a panel to Islamabad to question top Lashkar-e-Taiba mastermind of 26/11, including Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, and get voice samples of those directing the carnage. India has conveyed to Pakistan its desire to send such a commission to Islamabad, … Original source on Gaea Times at : India keen to send panel to Pak to question 26/11 suspects.

Two injured in bomb explosions in Rome (Second Lead)

Rome, Dec 23 (IANS/AKI) A pair of bombs exploded Thursday at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome injuring two people. Another bomb was found at the Ukrainian embassy.

Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks that may result in the loss of both hands of the 53-year-old Swiss embassy employee who opened a package …. Read the original article  : Two injured in bomb explosions in Rome (Second Lead).

One injured in blast at Chilean embassy in Rome

ROME – A person was injured Thursday in a bomb explosion at the Chilean embassy in Rome. The incident took place just hours after a man was injured in another blast at the Swiss embassy in the Italian capital.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was scheduled to hold urgent talks on the incidents with Interior … Read this article on Gaea Times at : One injured in blast at Chilean embassy in Rome.

Bomb explodes at Chilean embassy in Rome: Report

ROME – A bomb exploded at the Chilean embassy in Rome, just hours after a man was injured in another blast at the Swiss embassy in the Italian capital, Italian media reported Thursday.
… Original source on Gaea Times at : Bomb explodes at Chilean embassy in Rome: Report.

One injured in blast at Swiss embassy in Rome

ROME – One person was “seriously” injured Thursday when a parcel exploded at the Swiss embassy in Rome, Carabinieri police officials said.

The man, an embassy employee, was taken to Rome’s Umberto I hospital where he was being treated, an official told DPA.
Police were examining the scene of the blast which took place in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : One injured in blast at Swiss embassy in Rome.

Blast at Swiss embassy in Rome: Report

ROME – One person was “seriously” injured Thursday when a parcel exploded at the Swiss embassy in Rome, the ANSA news agency reported.
… Read this article on Gaea Times at : Blast at Swiss embassy in Rome: Report.