Crime Watch – Newsletter for December 16, 2010

Jharkhand anti-Maoist forces fight government apathy

RANCHI – More than a year after the centre sent six senior paramilitary officers to Jharkhand for anti-Maoist operations, the state government has still not formulated their service conditions, thus denying the officers facilities like insurance and higher pay.

The deputy commandant-rank officers were sent to six Maoist-infested districts in October 2009 as Assistant Superintendents …. Read the original article  : here.

Clay Duke Planned Shooting

PANAMA CITY (GaeaTimes.com)- 56-year-old Clay Duke who held the members of a school board at gunpoint during a meeting few days ago had planned the attack for days, Florida police officials have revealed. The incident took place on Tuesday while a meeting of board members was being held at the Bay District Schools in …. Original article  : Clay Duke Planned Shooting.

Terrorism inside Pakistan a high US priority

WASHINGTON – Addressing terrorism that exists inside Pakistan remains a high priority for Washington, a senior US official has said asserting that its pressure on a key ally to do more is not relaxing.

“I wouldn’t say that our pressure is relaxing,” Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affair Robert Blake said in … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Terrorism inside Pakistan a high US priority.

Why shouldn’t we become Maoists, ask Chhattisgarh tribals

JAGDALPUR – Many poverty-hit tribals in Chhattisgarh are asking why they shouldn’t become Maoists and take up arms, pointing to the latest incident in which two civilians were branded rebels and shot dead by police.

The traumatised residents of the Koleng area of Bastar district are at a loss over the killings of their co-villagers …. Read the original article  : Why shouldn’t we become Maoists, ask Chhattisgarh tribals.

New York airport bomb plotter gets life sentence

WASHINGTON – A former member of Guyana’s parliament was sentenced to life in prison by a US court for his role in a failed plot to blow up fuel tanks at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, CNN reported.

Abdul Kadir is one of four people who faced charges in the 2007 plot … Read more »».

Rifle Man Slaughters 4 in Spain

MADRID, SPAIN (GaeaTimes.com) — On Wednesday, a person carrying a rifle slaughtered four people in the town of La Canya, situated in the northeastern Spanish province of Gerona.
According to Catalan regional police, the culprit open fired in a bar at around 7 a.m. where a father and his son was killed while doing construction …. Source  : Rifle Man Slaughters 4 in Spain.

50-year-old Man Arrested Over a Woman’s Death in Shrewsbury

SHROPSHIRE (GaeaTimes.com) — A 50-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday when police discovered a dead body of a woman at an address in Shropshire.
At 1840GMT, police officers were called in to the address in Caradoc View, Hanwood, a village near Shrewsbury, where they found the dead body of a woman in her late 50s. …. Read the original article  : 50-year-old Man Arrested Over a Woman’s Death in Shrewsbury.

Two minors among five Maoists held in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Five Maoists, including a woman and two minors, were arrested in Orissa’s Rayagada district Wednesday with a cache of arms and ammunition, police said.

Three guerrillas, in the age group of 20 to 25 years and two under 18 years of age, belonged to the Kashipur team of the Bansadhara division of the …. Source  : Two minors among five Maoists held in Orissa.

Obama condemns ‘despicable’ mosque bombing in Iran

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama condemned the suicide attack on a mosque in Iran that killed at least 30 people Wednesday, calling the bombing “a disgraceful and cowardly act”.

The attack took place at a mosque in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan while worshippers were attending an Ashura ceremony to celebrate Hussein, the third …. Read the original article  : Obama condemns ‘despicable’ mosque bombing in Iran.

LTTE threat to PM during Tamil Nadu visit January

CHENNAI – Security will be tightened more during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Tamil Nadu in January after a central security agency warned of a suspected LTTE attack on him, Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi and other leaders, a top police official said Wednesday.

“Yesterday (Tuesday) we received an alert from a central agency about a … Read more >>.

Five Maoists held in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Five Maoists, including a woman, were arrested in Orissas Rayagada district Wednesday with a cache of arms and ammunitions, police said.

The five guerrillas, all in the age group of 18 to 22 years, belonged to the Kashipur team of the Bansadhara division of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist, superintendent of police …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Five Maoists held in Orissa.

Terror attack at Iran mosque

TEHRAN – A terror attack Wednesday at a mosque in Iran has “killed tens of people”, an official said.

Mohammad Yaghoub Jedgal, an official, said the terror strike outside Imam Hossein Mosque in southeastern Chabahar city “has killed tens of people mourning on the martyrdom anniversary of the third Imam of Shiites”.
Jedgal told Iranian …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Terror attack at Iran mosque.