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According to various reports, Yemeni officials say an American born al-Qaeda member is responsible for trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen this past weekend.
The suspect is being identified as Sharif Mobley, 26, of Buena, NJ. His escape bid apparently was unsuccessful and he is in Yemeni custody.
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A major earthquake and at least two very strong aftershocks struck in the Libertador O'Higgins region of Chile this morning (3/11). The USGS recorded the magnitude of the first quake at 7.2, and the others at 6.9 and 6.0. All three occurred between 55 and 75 miles west of the regional capital Rancagua, and approximately 80 to 95 miles southwest of the national capital of Santiago.
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MSNBC - "Chile's emergency office said there were no immediate reports of damage, but the Chilean Navy issued a tsunami alert."
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CNN Money - "Royal Dutch Shell has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the company confirmed Wednesday, adding to a list of oil giants that have stopped sales after a threat of future U.S. sanctions."
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Yesterday (3/9) a federal indictment was unsealed charging Colleen R. LaRose, aka "Fatima LaRose," aka "Jihad Jane," with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements to a government official and attempted identity theft. The Pennsylvania resident was arrested in October 2009.
According to the DOJ news release, among other charges, LaRose and five unindicted co-conspirators located in South Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe and the United States are accused of using the Internet to recruit men "to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe", and recruit women "who had passports and the ability to travel to and around Europe in support of violent jihad."
While U.S. authorities have not publicly confirmed this, it is believed that LaRose was plotting to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, whose infamous 2007 cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog angered Muslims worldwide. Furthermore it seems likely that the timing of the indictment is tied to the arrest earlier this week of seven people in Ireland who allegedly are also involved in a plan to kill Vilks.
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Indonesian authorities confirmed that one of the three suspected terrorists killed in a police raid Tuesday is in fact Dulmatin "Joko" Pitono, an explosives expert who played a critical role in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings which claimed 202 lives.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made the announcement while he was in Australia on Wednesday (3/10). Now there is speculation that the recent anti-terror operation in Aceh province, combined with police finally killing Dulmatin is connected to U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit to Indonesia later this month.
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Indonesian police conducted a series of counterterrorism raids in Pamulang, South Tangerang today. Three suspects were shot and killed, and it is being reported that among the dead may be the country's most wanted terrorist, Dulmatin "Joko" Pitono, an explosives expert linked to the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that claimed 202 lives.
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The Thai government today (3/9) voted to invoke the Internal Security Act (ISA) from March 11 to March 23 in order to bolster security during a massive opposition rally being held by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD).
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Bangkok Post - "ISA will be imposed in through Bangkok and Nonthaburi and some districts of the nearby provinces of Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Chachoengsao, Nakhon Pathom and Ayutthaya."
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The Indian government today (3/8) raised the terror alert level for the cities of Kolkata, Mumbai and Bangalore, after the interrogation of Indian Mujahideen suspect Salman Ahmed who was arrested Saturday.
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