Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 8, 2010

Toll in Iraq attack downgraded to seven (Second Lead)

KARBALA – The death toll in a car bombing in the holy Shiite Iraqi city of Karbala was only seven, medical sources said Monday – contradicting an earlier police toll of 48.

The seven dead were Iranian pilgrims. Another 45 people were injured including 20 Iranian pilgrims.
Police sources earlier said that 48 people were …. Original source  : Toll in Iraq attack downgraded to seven (Second Lead).

Pakistan ‘happy’ about Obama’s India visit: Qureshi

NEW DELHI – Pakistan was “not at all feeling marginalized” about US President Barack Obama’s visit to India but was happy about it, the country’s Foreign Miniser Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Monday and added that it was committed to dismantling terror networks.

Stressing that “dialogue (with India) is the need of the hour”, Qureshi told … Read more >>>.

India, US agree to work closely to tackle terror

NEW DELHI – India and the US have agreed to work more closely on counter-terrorism measures by deepening their dialogue on homeland security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday at a joint news conference with President Barack Obama

I convey my gratitude to the president for the cooperation we have received in our counter-terrorism …. Read the original article  : India, US agree to work closely to tackle terror.

India, US to start dialogue on security: PM

NEW DELHI – India and the US have decided to start a new homeland security dialogue to deepen their cooperation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.

Manmohan Singh said at a joint press conference that he had conveyed to US President Barack Obama India’s gratitude for the help the US provided in counter-terrorism measures post … Read more »»».

Protesting Obama visit, Maoists hit poll-bound Bihar

PATNA – Maoists in Bihar blew up a railway track and torched trucks and mobile phone towers to protest US President Barack Obama’s visit to India. The violence comes ahead of the penultimate round of the Bihar assembly elections Tuesday.

The rebels blasted the railway track near Kurhani railway station in the Hajipur-Muzaffarpur section …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

48 killed in Iraq car bombing

KARBALA – At least 48 people were killed and 16 injured in a car bombing on a crowded street near a mosque in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, police said.

The bomb exploded on Bab-Toueiraj street near the Imam Abbas mosque in Karbala, about 118 km south of Baghdad, police sources said.
Police imposed …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 48 killed in Iraq car bombing.

Chhatisgarh hikes security for Maoist shutdown

RAIPUR – Security was Monday stepped up along highways, key roads and railway tracks in Chhattisgarh, one of the worst hit by Maoist militancy, as the rebels called for a shutdown to protest US President Barack Obama’s India visit, officials said.

“The presence of security forces has been strengthened in areas vulnerable to Maoist attacks, …. Source article  : Chhatisgarh hikes security for Maoist shutdown.

Maoists blow up school to protest Obama visit

BHUBANESWAR – Maoist guerrillas Monday blew up a newly constructed school building in Orissa’s Malkangiri district to protest US President Barack Obama’s India visit, police said. No one was injured.

Around 30-40 rebels blew up the double-storey school building at Gomphakunda village, some 55 km from the district headquarters of Malkangiri. No one was inside … Read more »».

Mumbai attack undermined peace efforts: Zardari

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has admitted that Mumbai terror attack has undermined efforts for peace and said his government is “cooperating in unearthing and bringing to justice the perpetrators of militant acts”.

“The democratic civil government went out of the way in our peace overtures towards India. It would have been most … Read more : Mumbai attack undermined peace efforts: Zardari.

Osama bin Laden not hiding in Afghanistan: Minister

KABUL – Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is not hiding inside Afghanistan, an Afghan cabinet minister has said.

Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasoul Sunday denied having any knowledge of the terrorist leader’s whereabouts, saying: “Regarding bin Laden, I can say he is not in Afghanistan, because if he was in Afghanistan, he would have been … Original article on : Osama bin Laden not hiding in Afghanistan: Minister.

Maoist trigger blasts to protest Obama visit

RANCHI – Maoists triggered blasts at a railway station and two government buildings in Jharkhand while enforcing a shutdown to protest US President Barack Obama’s India visit, police said Monday. The rebels also abducted a railway official.

Maoist guerrillas blasted a portion of Satbahani railway station in Palamau district, some 170 km from Ranchi, late … Original source on Gaea Times at : Maoist trigger blasts to protest Obama visit.

US drone strikes kill 13 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least 13 people, including nine militants, were killed in two US drone attacks in northwest Pakistan Sunday, a media report said.

The strikes took place in the North Waziristan tribal area of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
A drone fired five missiles at a vehicle in the Zarmada Khel area of … Read more >>.

Round Table Pizza Witnesses Second Robbery

CONCORD (GaeaTimes.com)- It is the second time that the same restaurant got subjected to the second robbery case within a span of a month. Round Table Pizza restaurant, located at the 2900 block of Treat Boulevard in Concord went under a state of turmoil when two armed criminals invaded the restaurant at about 8:56 p.m. … Original article on : Round Table Pizza Witnesses Second Robbery.

Oakland Riots: 152 Arrested

OAKLAND (GaeaTimes.com)- The figures just seem to go up of the number of people arrested in the Oakland riots that were sparked by the Mehserle sentencing on Friday. In what turned out to be a peace rally gone terribly wrong, the riots caused heavy damage to cars and shops. Latest reports indicate that there … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Oakland Riots: 152 Arrested.

Maoist bomb kills trooper in Jharkhand

RANCHI – A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed when a bomb planted by Maoists exploded in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district Sunday, police said.

The CRPF personnel were on a search operation on Jhumra hills in the district, around 160 km from here, when they spotted a Maoist flag near Jamunia Jora village.
Trooper …. Read the original article  : Maoist bomb kills trooper in Jharkhand.