Crime Watch – Newsletter for January 19, 2011

Gardena High School Shooting

LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- Even though panic seized students and their parents after the shooting incident took place at the Gardena High School, friends and classmates of the suspected teenager claim that their friend is not someone who would do anything like that willingly. From what has come up from the classmates of the suspect, it … Read more »».

12 Taliban guerrillas killed in Afghanistan

KABUL – Twelve Taliban guerrillas were killed and six others were injured when their explosive device went off in Afghanistan’s Faryab province, authorities said.

“The militants were busy in making roadside bombs in a compound in Totak village of Ghormach district late Tuesday night. But, suddenly, their explosive material went off. As a result, 12 … Read more »»».

Gardena High School Encounters Shooting Incident

LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- A bizarre shooting incident wreaked havoc on Tuesday at the Gardena High School after a teenager shot people in the school campus. Although some sources are claiming that atleast three people have been critically wounded due to the shooting spree, many seem to differ saying that two have been injured.
The shooting act …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Gardena High School Encounters Shooting Incident.

ISI takes Mullah Omar to hospital after heart attack

WASHINGTON – Pakistan spy agency ISI rushed Afghan Taliban leader, the one-eyed Mullah Omar, to hospital after he suffered a heart attack earlier this month. He was treated at a hospital in Karachi, said a report prepared by a private intelligence network.

The Washington Post reported that the elusive Taliban leader had a heart … Read more >>>.

Two die in blast near school in Peshawar

PESHAWAR – At least two people were killed and several children were injured Wednesday in a blast that took place near a school in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar city, police said.

The bomb went off outside a private school in Nothia area of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, reported Xinhua quoting local media reports.
… Read : Two die in blast near school in Peshawar.

60 killed in Iraq suicide bombing (Second Lead)

TIKRIT – Nearly 60 people were killed Tuesday in a suicide bombing outside a crowded police recruitment centre in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, security officials said.

“I do not know what happened. I was surprised to find myself cut and wounded in hospital,” Mohammed Abdullah, a 23-year-old man who was queuing outside the centre …. Source article  : 60 killed in Iraq suicide bombing (Second Lead).

Rocket attacks kill three soldiers in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least three soldiers were killed Tuesday when presumed Islamic insurgents fired rockets at a military camp in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas.

Security officials said that three rockets hit a security camp in the town of Razmak in North Waziristan, one of the region’s seven districts and a hotbed of Al Qaeda linked … Original source on Gaea Times at : Rocket attacks kill three soldiers in Pakistan.

Two Maoists killed, six held in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – At least two Maoists were killed Tuesday in a gunfight with the police in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district while six rebels were arrested, police said.

“Two Maoists were gunned down in a forested location in Bijapur in a fight with a contingent of the District Force (DF) and Special Police Officers (SPOs) during a … Read more »».

Britain moves to ban Pakistani Taliban

LONDON – The British government has moved to ban the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as a terrorist group, making it illegal to become its member or raise funds for it in Britain.

The move to proscribe the group was a “tough but necessary power to tackle terrorism”, Home Secretary Theresa May was quoted as saying by … Read more >>>.

Withdraw troops from schools, apex court tells Chhattisgarh

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Chhattisgarh government to get vacated within four months all schools, educational institutions and hostels being used as camps by security forces fighting the Maoists in Dantewada and Bijapur districts.

Taking note of the submission made by senior counsel Harish Salve that displaced tribals living in relief … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Withdraw troops from schools, apex court tells Chhattisgarh.

Sri Lanka to speed up cases of Tamil rebel detainees

COLOMBO – The Sri Lankan government is to look into speeding up investigations against former Tamil rebels in custody, officials said Tuesday, more than 18 months after the war ended.

A four-member committee, headed by an official from the attorney general’s department, is to study the cases of the ex-rebels and make recommendations to the …. Original source  : Sri Lanka to speed up cases of Tamil rebel detainees.

Four bodies found in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – The bodies of four people killed by the terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been recovered in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Geo News reported Tuesday.

While claiming responsibility for killing four alleged members of a dacoit group, TTP has warned local people against attending the funeral prayers.
The bodies found from Sarkadana area …. Read the original article  : Four bodies found in Pakistan.

Delhi, Dhaka discuss terror, border firing in talks

NEW DELHI/DHAKA – India and Bangladesh Tuesday began a two-day security meeting to discuss cooperation on sharing terror related information, firing incidents along the border and exchange of prisoners as New Delhi pressed for extradition of a top ULFA leader.

The meeting in Dhaka began with joint secretary-level talks at the Bangladesh-India joint working group …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Delhi, Dhaka discuss terror, border firing in talks.

Yemeni journalist gets jail for Al Qaeda ties

SANA’A – A Yemeni state security court Tuesday sentenced a journalist to five years in prison after it convicted him of supporting Al Qaeda and handling its media activities in the country.

Presiding Judge Redhwan al-Namir said Abdul-Elah Haidar Shaia’a, 35, a freelance journalist and analyst with a specialism on Islamist groups, was guilty of … Read : Yemeni journalist gets jail for Al Qaeda ties.

50 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

TIKRIT – At least 50 people were killed in a suicide bombing Tuesday outside a police recruitment centre in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, security sources said.

A source said the bomber blew himself up outside the centre where hundreds of young people were lined up.
Another 150 people were injured in the explosion.
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