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Report warned Boston Marathon was vulnerable to terrorism
WASHINGTON — Five days before two bombs tore through crowds at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report identified the finish line as an "area of increased vulnerability" and warned Boston police that homegrown extremists could use "small-scale...Tags: U.S. Congress, Law Enforcement, Government, Michael T. McCaul, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
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Cops: Man lost fingers in homemade bomb blast
FloriDUHA worker at a BP gas station in Tampa dialed 911 Tuesday afternoon to report a man in the parking lot who had injured his hand with fireworks, according to a news release from the Tampa Police Department. Officers who arrived immediately transported...Tags: BP Plc, FBI, Tampa, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Pakistanis vote in landmark election
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Millions of Pakistanis braved threats from militants and voted Saturday in national elections that marked the country's first democratic transfer of governance and appeared to put former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on track for...Tags: Government, Rebellions, Islamabad (Pakistan), Taliban, Nawaz Sharif
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Pakistan bombing again targets Islamist party
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — For the second day in a row, a bomb blast killed and maimed participants at a campaign rally being held by one of Pakistan's Islamist religious parties, indicating a broadening of targets in the violence that has primarily...
Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Islam, Taliban, Religious Conflicts, Elections
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Bombs kill 15 at campaign rallies in northwest Pakistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two bomb blasts killed at least 15 people and injured more than 40 on Tuesday at campaign rallies in northwest Pakistan, authorities said, the latest in a wave of attacks in recent weeks aimed at derailing parliamentary...Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Islam, Religion and Belief, Taliban, Suicide
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At least 16 killed in bombing at Pakistan election rally
PARACHINAR, Pakistan -- A bomb blast tore through a political rally held by an Islamist party in northwest Pakistan on Monday. The attack, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, killed 16 people and underscored an increase in violence ahead of a key election...
Tags: Government, Wars and Interventions, Taliban, Politics, Television Industry
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Car bombs in Turkey kill at least 42 near Syria border
BEIRUT — At least 42 people were reported dead Saturday in a pair of car bombings in the southern Turkish town of Reyhanli, the latest apparent example of spillover violence from the conflict in nearby Syria. More than 140 people were injured,...
Tags: Rebellions, Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Refugee, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Five American soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Five American soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, officials said. The powerful explosion took place about 2 p.m. when an American armored vehicle hit the device in the...
Tags: Government, Hamid Karzai, Kabul (Afghanistan), Taliban, Armed Forces
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Pakistan secular candidates campaign at their own risk
SHABQADAR, Pakistan — When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards. Instead of appearing before large crowds, he meets small clusters of voters at guesthouses where...
Tags: Government, Taliban, Nawaz Sharif, Religious Conflicts, Elections
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Terrorism suspect not to be released after all
Ahmad Tounisi leaned forward on the courtroom bench, intently following the judge's detailed observations as he ruled on whether Tounisi's son should be released from jail while awaiting trial on terrorism-related charges. U.S. District Judge Edmond...
Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Jihad
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There's a better way to track a bomber
Los Angeles TimesThe mayhem in Boston the week of April 15 was a reminder of how an American city can be paralyzed by a homemade bomb. The same kinds of improvised explosive devices that menaced U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan can easily be deployed by freelance...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Lobbying, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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The God Squad: Forgive mass murderers? Two responses
My request that readers share their opinions about whether or not we should forgive the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect generated a flood of articulate and deeply moving responses. Here are just two examples, followed by my response: Why we...Tags: Timothy McVeigh, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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