Crime Watch – Newsletter for December 10, 2010

11 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Eleven Taliban militants, including a rebel commander, were killed in fighting with the security forces in northwestern Pakistan, Xinhua reported Friday.

Three militants and a rebel commander were killed Thursday night in the Sararogha area of South Waziristan tribal region. Four soldiers were injured in the fighting.
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Abducted Tripura tribals taken to Bangladesh

AGARTALA – Outlawed tribal extremists who abducted 11 tribals Tuesday have taken nine of the hostages to Bangladesh and released two, police said here Friday. The militants have demanded a ransom of Rs.15 lakh to release the captives.

According to the police, heavily armed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants raided a labourers’ …. Source article  : Abducted Tripura tribals taken to Bangladesh.

Sylvie Cachay Found Dead

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com)- Renowned designer Sylvie Cachay was found dead at a posh Manhattan hotel room on the early hours of Thursday. Although no one has been charged in the case as of now, the 33-year-old fashion designer’s beau Nick Brooks has been detained by authorities for questioning as he was the last person …. Read the original article  : Sylvie Cachay Found Dead.

Policeman injured in Kashmir gunfight

SRINAGAR – A policeman was injured Friday in a gunfight between security forces and separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, police said.

Superintendent of Police (Ganderbal) Syed Imtiyaz Hussain said security forces moved in to surround Gotlibagh village late Thursday following specific information about guerrillas hiding there.
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Bomb threat forces plane to land in Portugal

LISBON – A Portugalia Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Lisbon late Thursday after it received a bomb threat.

However, a search of the Embraer plane did not turn up anything suspicious, an airport spokesman told the Lusa news agency.
The flight was carrying 25 passengers from Marseille to Lisbon when …. Source  : Bomb threat forces plane to land in Portugal.

University Instructor Arrested for Shedding Clothes in Anatomy Class!

ATLANTA CITY (GaeaTimes.com) — The students of anatomy class of Kennesaw State University got more than what they needed to see when the professor decided to shed his clothes off during the class.
Raymond Devaughn, 57, was a part time instructor at the suburban Atlanta college. Last month during his teaching session he had taken …. Read the original article  : here.

British authorities dismiss report on Lockerbie bomber

LONDON – British authorities have dismissed a report that said the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing – and controversially freed from jail in Britain in 2009 – was close to death.

Britain’s Sky News reported Thursday that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, who is suffering from prostate cancer, was on a life support machine and that … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : British authorities dismiss report on Lockerbie bomber.

Hindus, Muslims pray at Varanasi for harmony

VARANASI – Hindus and Muslims joined hands here Thursday to pray for peace on the same Ganga ghat where a terror attack only two days ago killed a toddler and wounded over 30 people.

A few foreigners lent strength to the solemn gathering, which held candles and earthern lamps at the Sheetla Ghat.
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Varanasi blast: UAE-based Indian Mujahideen module responsible

LUCKNOW – While Uttar Pradesh Police are yet to make any breakthrough in Tuesday’s Varanasi blast, intelligence agencies said they have traced the roots of the conspiracy to an Indian Mujahideen module based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A report submitted by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to the central government Thursday identified two [..] Read the original article: here.

‘Pakistan-based Indian Mujahideen behind Varanasi blast’

BRUSSELS – Indian investigators have initial leads suggesting that the Pakistan-based Indian Mujahideen terror outfit was behind the Varanasi blast, official sources said Thursday.

However, the sources said investigators were finding problems in identifying the explosives or chemicals used in Tuesday’s explosion at the Sheetla Ghat in the Uttar Pradesh temple town.
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Two Sikh terror suspects nabbed in Germany

BERLIN – Two Indians alleged to belong to Sikh terrorist organisation Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) have been arrested, German federal prosecutors said in Karlsruhe Thursday.

The men, named only as 35-year-old Sukhpreet S and 41-year-old Jagtar S M, both Indian nationals, were detained Tuesday and remanded in custody the next day by a judge.
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Columbia University Drug Bust: Five Students Arrested

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com)- Five students of Columbia University were detained by New York authorities on Tuesday for being involved in a drug ring and selling illegal substances from the fraternity houses and dorms of the university campus. The five youths were taken into custody following a probe that was undertaken by cops in which …. Read the original article  : Columbia University Drug Bust: Five Students Arrested.