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Indian Man Pleads Guilty To Financing Qaeda Imam Awlaki

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One of four men arrested for sending thousands of dollars to the late Al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki pleaded guilty Monday to supporting terrorists and plotting to kill the US judge in the case. Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, is one of two India-born brothers who came to the United States to study engineering in Ohio but … Read more

Qaeda, IS Focus On Bombs Behind Carry-On Computer Ban

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The prohibition on carry-on electronics for certain flights to the US and Britain shows both the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda remain able to mount potent threats to civil aviation despite tighter airport security, experts say. On Tuesday, US authorities ordered a ban on laptop computers, tablets, cameras and other items larger than cell phones … Read more