Only causing death should fetch noose for hijackers: Panel

NEW DELHI – Will the death penalty for plane hijackers act as a deterrent or shut all doors for negotiation with them? And what if the hijackers are on a suicide mission? Keeping all this in mind, a lawmakers’ panel has approved the death penalty for hijackers, but only if they are directly responsible for … Read more >>.

Arms, ammunition seized from Shillong school

SHILLONG – A huge cache of arms and ammunition of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was recovered from the Shillong Higher Secondary School in this Meghalaya capital, police said Sunday.

The recoveries were made late Saturday after Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) activists found an abandoned suitcase containing explosive materials and incriminating documents …. Original article  : Arms, ammunition seized from Shillong school.

Intercepted parcel intended to blow up plane: Britain

WASHINGTON/LONDON/SANA’A – British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday that a package containing explosives intercepted at a British airport had been intended to detonate aboard an aircraft.

“We believe that the device was designed to go off on the aeroplane,” Cameron said. “There is no early evidence it was designed to take place over British … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Intercepted parcel intended to blow up plane: Britain.

Cargo plot has ‘hallmarks of Al Qaeda’: US official

WASHINGTON – The cargo terror plot discovered in Britain and Dubai has the “hallmarks of Al Qaeda”, a top US official has said.

“We know that the perpetrators of this — and it has the hallmarks of Al Qaeda — they are constantly trying things to test our system,” homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano … Read more : Cargo plot has ‘hallmarks of Al Qaeda’: US official.

‘Bomb parcel found in Britain landed in Germany first’

LONDON – British premier David Cameron Saturday said that a bomb parcel from Yemen had landed in Germany before being transferred to a Britain-bound flight en route to the US.

“It just shows how united and determined we have to be to defeat terrorism,” he said prior to a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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10 militants killed in Afghanistan

KABUL – NATO-led forces during a patrol in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province killed 10 militants, Xinhua reported.

“A coalition force conducting a mounted patrol in Helmand province killed more than 10 insurgents and discovered improvised explosive device (IED) materials during combat operations Saturday,” the military alliance said.
Earlier in the day, NATO-led … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 10 militants killed in Afghanistan.

France suspends all cargo flights from Yemen

PARIS – France suspended Saturday all incoming cargo flights from Yemen after parcels containing explosives were found on board two US-bound flights originating in the country.

The civil aviation authority DGAC had called on airlines to suspend all freight flights from Yemen “following the discovery on two planes of suspect parcels from Yemen, and the … Original source on Gaea Times at : France suspends all cargo flights from Yemen.

Girl arrested for sending US bomb parcels: Yemen

SANA’A – Yemeni security officials said Saturday that a girl believed to have sent bomb parcels on two US-bound flights had been arrested in her house in the capital Sana’a.

The two parcels were found Friday at airports in London and Dubai on flights originating in Yemen.
President Ali Abdullah Saleh told reporters that Yemen …. Original article  : Girl arrested for sending US bomb parcels: Yemen.

Maoist nabbed with rifles in Jharkhand

RANCHI – A Maoist commander was arrested Saturday with five rifles and some live cartridges in Jharkhand, police said.

Santosh Lohra was arrested from Bundu jungle of Khuti district, around 45 km from here, police said.
Acting on information supplied by him during interrogation, police later seized 10 detonators and two live bombs from …. Source article  : Maoist nabbed with rifles in Jharkhand.

Explosive on plane linked to Al Qaeda: Dubai cops

Dubai, Oct 30 (IANS/WAM) A probe into the suspicious package found onboard a US-bound cargo flight here indicates the involvement of terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda, the police said Saturday.

The package found Friday onboard a Federal Express cargo plane coming from Yemen contained a computer printer with explosives loaded in its toner cartridge. The … Original article on : Explosive on plane linked to Al Qaeda: Dubai cops.

Australia on alert after US terror threat

MELBOURNE – The Australian aviation industry was Saturday asked to screen all in-bound cargo originating from Dubai and Doha after two suspicious packages bound for the US were found in Britain and Dubai, sparking a global terror threat.

There is no direct threat to Australia but transport authorities are on alert, after two suspicious packages …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Australia on alert after US terror threat.

NATO claims 30 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

KABUL – At least 30 insurgents were killed trying to storm a NATO outpost Saturday in south-eastern Afghanistan, the alliance said.

Rebels attacked a forward base in Bermal district of south-eastern Paktika province Saturday morning. Five NATO soldiers were wounded in the clash, a military statement said.
“The coalition forces repelled an insurgent attack on … Read : NATO claims 30 insurgents killed in Afghanistan.