Posts Tagged ‘Suspected’

Russian police kill eight suspected Islamist militants in North Caucasus

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police officers killed eight suspected Islamist militants in the volatile North Causcasus region where insurgents are fighting to establish an Islamic state, Russia’s anti-terrorism agency said on Thursday. Four were shot dead in a rural region of predominantly Muslim Dagestan, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said. “(The men) opened fire with automatic [...]

CNN Releases Photos Of 3 Obese Mexican Women Suspected In Boston Bombing

BOSTON—In the midst of a widespread manhunt that has put the city of Boston on lockdown, CNN released a series of photographs today depicting the three obese Mexican women it claims are the chief suspects in the Boston Marathon attack. The Onion Tweet This Post

Miss. man arrested for mailing suspected ricin

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and claimed "various parties within the government" were trying to ruin his reputation. Tweet This Post

Infographic: The Onion’s Tips For Finding A Suspected Terrorist

Invest millions of dollars into signs that say, “If You See Something, Say Something.” Put a phone number on those signs. Wait for phone to ring and the information to come pouring in. Be straight with potential suspects and ask them point-bl… The Onion Tweet This Post

Homicide suspected in death of Mississippi mayor candidate

JACKSON, Miss (Reuters) – A candidate for mayor of a small town in Mississippi was found dead by a river on Wednesday morning, the victim of an apparent homicide, police said. Marco McMillian, 34, was one of the first viable, openly gay candidates in Mississippi, according to the Victory Fund, a national organization that supports [...]

Officials: Australian suspected in Bulgaria bomb

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Australian is among the suspects in a bus bombing that killed five Israelis and a driver in a Bulgarian resort last year, two Western officials said Tuesday. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

South Africa police arrest 19 suspected Congolese rebels

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police arrested 19 suspected Congolese rebels, including two senior members of the M23 group, on suspicion of running an illegal military operation, police said on Tuesday. The group was arrested in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province after an investigation by a crime intelligence unit, police said, without providing further details. [...]

Yemen army raid kills 10 suspected militants: militia source

ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s military killed 10 suspected militants in air and artillery strikes on Saturday, a pro-government militia source said, as authorities battle insurgents linked to al Qaeda who seized several southern towns last year. The assault took place near the town of Shuqra in Abyan province, an impoverished, mountainous region of southern Yemen [...]

U.S. embassy blast in Turkey suspected terrorist attack: UK mission

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An explosion at the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday was a suspected terrorist attack, the British Consulate-General in Istanbul said, urging British businesses to be vigilant. “There has been a suspected terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. Due to the nature of this incident we advise [...]

Russia kills militants suspected of Christmas attack plan

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian security forces in a restive North Caucasus province on Sunday killed three militants suspected of planning attacks on church services during the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday, authorities said. Security forces tried to stop a van in the Kabardino-Balkaria province on Sunday but its occupants opened fire and were killed in the [...]