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Suspected terrorist may have planned 9/11 anniversary attack

Sep. 26, 2009
Najibullah Zazi 'was intent on making a bomb and being in New York on 9/11, for purposes of perhaps using such items,' a federal lawyer says in a hearing to pave the way for his transfer from Denver. A Denver man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in the United States had apparently planned...
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Terror suspect flown back to New York

DENVER, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Federal marshals flew terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi back to New York Friday, hours after a prosecutor alleged he had planned a Sept. 11 attack.

Terror suspect indicted for conspiracy

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A man arrested in a U.S. terror probe was indicted on a charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.

Terror alerts rise as probe continues

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Federal authorities confirmed they alerted local officials that terrorist attacks on certain venues could be possible as a national terrorism probe intensified.

Three nabbed in U.S. terror plot

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department announced the arrests of three suspects allegedly linked to a plot to detonate improvised explosive devices in the United States.

Police: NYC imam tipped off terror suspect

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A New York City Muslim imam, who acted as a police informant, betrayed his handlers by tipping off a terrorism suspect, authorities say.

Feds arrest 3 in alleged terror plot

DENVER, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- FBI agents have arrested an Afghan national, his father and a third man for allegedly lying about an alleged terror plot, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Report: Colo. man admits al-Qaida ties

AURORA, Colo., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The Colorado man at the center of an inquiry into an alleged terrorist plot to attack New York has admitted he has ties to al-Qaida, sources said.

Man released after terror raid questioning

DENVER, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A 24-year-old man in Aurora, Colo., was released by federal investigators after being interviewed for 8 1/2 hours as part of a terror probe, his attorney says.

FBI raids home of man in terror inquiry

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- FBI agents Wednesday raided the Denver-area apartment of a man at the center of an inquiry into an alleged al-Qaida plot to attack New York, authorities said.

Sources: NYC still on high terror alert

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Police sources say an ongoing anti-terrorism operation in New York and Denver is aimed at thwarting a potential attack aimed at mass transit.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler