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U.S. indicts Denver man in bombing conspiracy

Sep. 24, 2009
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder says any imminent threat has been disrupted but that an investigation is continuing 'around the clock.' Najibullah Zazi allegedly conspired to detonate bombs in the U.S. Denver airport shuttle driver Najibullah Zazi has been indicted on a criminal charge of conspiring with...
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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.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The New York Police Department removed a senior leader from one of its two anti-terrorism units, saying it found the unit disrupted a federal terrorism probe.

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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.

Two terror suspects ordered held

DENVER, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Two men implicated in an alleged terror plot against New York were ordered held in federal custody during hearings Monday in two U.S. cities.

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.
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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