Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 5, 2010

Four Maoists arrested after gunfight in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Four Maoists were arrested after a gunfight in Orissa’s Gajapati district Friday, police said.

“Police spotted a Maoist camp in a forested area near the district’s Adaba area. They retaliated after the rebels fired at them,” District Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Arora told IANS.
Four rebels, aged between 20-35, were captured after the …. Original article  : Four Maoists arrested after gunfight in Orissa.

Maoists kill two in Bihar

PATNA – Maoists shot dead two people and seriously injured three in a Bihar village early Friday, police said.

“A group of armed Maoists surrounded Baratand village in Banka district and opened fire. Two people were killed and three seriously injured,” a police official said.
“The injured were admitted to a hospital,” he added.
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US slaps sanctions on LeT, JeM

WASHINGTON – On the eve of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India, the US treasury has slapped sanctions on the financial and support networks of Pakistan-based terror oytfits Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

The treasury also targeted Azam Cheema, who helped train operatives for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and was the “mastermind” behind [..] Read the original article: here.

Three GNLA rebels arrested

SHILLONG – Meghalaya police Thursday arrested three top rebels of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in western Meghalaya, police said.

Albin Ch Momin alias Gracepa, Johan T. Sangma and Rakesh T. Sangma, who are from the intelligence wing of the GNLA, were arrested from Williamnagar, the district headquarters of East Garo Hills.
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LTTE member arrested in Germany

BERLIN – Germany has arrested an alleged member of the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an armed Sri Lanka group, on terrorism charges, prosecutors said in Karlsruhe.

The German national, 35, was arrested the previous day at Dusseldorf Airport when he arrived by plane from Madagascar, which had deported him. His name has … Read more »».

Bomb was only 17 minutes away from detonation: French minister

PARIS – One of the parcel bombs from Yemen found on US-bound cargo flights last week was only 17 minutes away from exploding when it was defused, French Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Thursday.

Two booby-trapped printer cartridges, suspected of having been prepared by people with links to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), …. Read the original article  : Bomb was only 17 minutes away from detonation: French minister.

Over 100 Taliban militants surrender in Afghanistan

KABUL – Over 100 Taliban militants have laid down arms and surrendered to the government in Afghanistan over the past few weeks, a senior police official has said.

“More than 100 armed anti-government militants, including several key commanders, have laid down their weapons and joined the peace process in Kunduz, Takhar, Baghlan and Faryab provinces …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Over 100 Taliban militants surrender in Afghanistan.

Greek police detonate French Embassy package

ATHENS – Bomb experts in Athens Thursday detonated a suspicious package addressed to the French Embassy, amid a wave of mail bombings that have targeted diplomatic institutions in the Greek capital and European leaders, reports said.

Police also detected another three suspicious packages at a courier company in the Athens suburb of Markopoulo.
Officials said …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Greek police detonate French Embassy package.

Maoists deny abducting intelligence officer in West Bengal

KOLKATA – Maoist guerrillas Thursday denied their involvement in the abduction of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) activist from West Bengal’s Purulia district last month.

“We have come to know from the media that an intelligence branch inspector and a school teacher have been abducted. But we are not involved,” …. Original source  : Maoists deny abducting intelligence officer in West Bengal.