Indonesian cleric blames CIA for Bali bombing (AFP)

Indonesian cleric blames CIA for Bali bombing (AFP)

AFP - An Indonesian Islamic cleric linked to the three extremists awaiting execution for the Bali bombings said Thursday the 2002 attack which killed more than 200 people was the work of the CIA. Full text

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Damascus says Lebanon, Syria face same militant threat (Reuters)

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Damascus says Lebanon, Syria face same militant threat (Reuters)

Reuters - Syria urged Lebanon on Wednesday to cooperate in fighting what it described as a terrorist threat facing the two countries following bomb attacks against their security forces. Full text

Govt monitoring 'another great plot': security minister (AFP)

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AFP - Security forces are monitoring "another great plot" as they try to manage the "huge" threat posed by violent extremists, counter-terrorism minister Lord Alan West has warned. Full text

Intelligence report: U.S. antiterror ally Pakistan 'on the edge' (McClatchy Newspapers)

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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A growing al Qaida-backed insurgency, combined with the Pakistani army's reluctance to launch an all-out crackdown, political infighting and energy and food shortages are plunging America's key ally in the war on terror deeper into turmoil and violence, says a soon-to-be completed U.S. intelligence assessment. Full text

New sentencing set for would-be millennium bomber (AP)

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AP - The resentencing for would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam has been scheduled for December. Full text

British government minister warns of terror threat (AP)

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AP - The threat of another major terrorist attack is building in Britain, a government security minister said Tuesday, a day after the House of Lords rejected a measure that would have extended the amount of time police can hold terror suspects without charge. Full text

Minister says govt. monitoring 'another great plot' (AFP)

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AFP - British security forces are monitoring "another great plot" as they try to manage the "huge" threat posed by violent extremists, counter-terrorism minister Lord Alan West warned Tuesday. Full text

Britain withdraws terror detention law after defeat (AFP)

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AFP - The British government on Monday withdrew a plan to extend the time suspected violent extremists can be held without charge after the House of Lords voted against it. Full text

British Lords reject tougher anti-terror laws (Reuters)

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Reuters - Britain's upper house of parliament firmly rejected a government proposal to tighten anti-terrorism laws on Monday, saying it would not support suspects being held for up to six weeks without charge. Full text

Govt withdraws terror detention law after defeat (AFP)

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AFP - The government withdrew Monday a plan to extend the time suspected violent extremists can be held without charge after the House of Lords voted against it, but said the move was still vital. Full text

France's first lady involved in ex-terrorist case (AP)

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AP - France's first lady has become personally involved in the case of a former leftist terrorist from Italy, visiting the severely depressed woman in a hospital, the president said Monday. Full text