Two Bangalore blast suspects sent to jail

BANGALORE – Two more suspects in the 2008 serial blasts in Bangalore, arrested Friday, were sent to jail till Oct 25 by a court here, police said Sunday.

The two – Umar Farooq and Ibrahim Moulavi – were brought to Bangalore late Saturday and were produced before the First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh Hulagi …. Source article  : Two Bangalore blast suspects sent to jail.

Another Headley wife also warned of his terror and India links

WASHINGTON – Less than a year before the Mumbai terrorists attacks, a second wife of David Coleman Headley warned US officials in Pakistan that she believed her husband was plotting an attack, according to the New York Times. She also told them he was passionately anti-Indian yet travelled to India all the time but …. Source  : Another Headley wife also warned of his terror and India links.

Yemen puts $100,000 reward for eight Al Qaida men

SANAA – Yemen’s interior ministry has offered a reward of $100,000 for providing information about eight militants linked to Al Qaida, state media reported.

According to official Saba news agency, the ministry has announced the name of the all eight wanted terrorists and sought help from people to arrest them, Xinhua reported.
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Two LeT militants killed in Kashmir

JAMMU – Two militants of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight Saturday with a joint army and police team in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri area, police said.

Police said the operation had started early Saturday morning and lasted for several hours.
“Two Pakistani terrorists of the LeT were killed in …. Source  : Two LeT militants killed in Kashmir.

Explosives recovered from Ranchi’s outskirts

RANCHI – Explosives were recovered from Maoist hideouts on the outskirts of Ranchi Saturday, police said.

According to police, the explosives were recovered during anti-Maoist operations in the jungle area of Bundu, around 45 Km from Ranchi. Two gunny bags full of gelatin sticks, live wires and other explosives were recovered during the operation.
Bundu …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

‘Britain must ban burqa to beat terrorism’

LONDON – Britain must ban the burqa if it wants to win the battle against Islamic extremism, an ally of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.

Jacques Myard, a senior ally of Sarkozy, said relaxed British policies “opened the door to terrorism”, express.co.uk reported Saturday.
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‘Pakistan should resist US call for North Waziristan operation’

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s political and military leadership must rebuff the US demand for an operation against militants in North Waziristan, a Pakistani paper said Saturday, terming it an “American ploy to drag the country into the Afghan war”.

“For more than a year, America has been quietly urging us to take action in …. Original source  : ‘Pakistan should resist US call for North Waziristan operation’.

Over 4,000 ex-LTTE rebels rehabilitated in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO – Over 4,000 former Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka have been rehabilitated and reintegrated in the society, officials said Saturday.

“We have rehabilitated over 4,000 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and sent them back to their families. Six thousand more are to be rehabilitated,” Xinhua quoted commissioner general of Rehabilitation Brigadier …. Source article  : Over 4,000 ex-LTTE rebels rehabilitated in Sri Lanka.

Two more suspects in Bangalore blast case held

BANGALORE – Two more suspects in the 2008 serial blasts in Bangalore have been arrested, a senior police official said Saturday.

One of the suspects was identified as Umar Farooq and the other as Ibrahim Moulavi.
“Umar was held in Ajmer in Rajasthan and Ibrahim in Kasargod in Kerala,” Bangalore Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari told …. Original article  : Two more suspects in Bangalore blast case held.

Report on police firing after Mecca Masjid blast submitted

HYDERABAD – The Justice Bhaskar Rao Commission submitted to the Andhra Pradesh government here Saturday its report on the police firing after a bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid in 2007.

Justice V. Bhaskar Rao met Chief Minister K. Rosaiah at his camp office here and handed over the report.
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US drones kill 10 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Two suspected US drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal region along the Afghan border have claimed 10 lives, security officials said Saturday.

Unmanned drone aircraft fired six missiles into two suspected militant hideouts in Meer Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district, a known hotbed of fighters allegedly linked to Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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