Tag: 9/11
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Al Qaeda planning 9/11 like attacks in Europe, warns UK Minister
Wallace's statements came amid several drone sightings at Gatwick Airport over the weekend that triggered a security concern and led dozens of flights to be cancelled.
December 24, 2018 -
9/11: 17 years since America was attacked
The attacks killed 2,996 people and over 6,000 injured; about $10 billion worth of infrastructure and property were damaged
September 11, 2018 -
Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza marries daughter of 9/11 hijacker
The marriage was confirmed by Osama bin Laden's half-brothers Ahmad and Hassan al-Attas
August 6, 2018 -
PU scientist invited to identify 9/11 human skeletal remains
A forensic scientist of Panjab University (PU) has been invited to work with other scientists towards a complex identification process of human skeletal remains of 9/11 World Trade Centre (WTC) attack victims. J S Sehrawat, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh has been invited as visiting scientist at New York City Chief Medical …
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January 30, 2018 -
‘Hafiz Saeed incited UK Muslims to militancy’
Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, head of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) in Pakistan, toured Britain in the 1990s stirring up Muslim youths to become jihadis years before 9/11, a BBC investigation has found. Saeed, who has a $10 million bounty on his head for allegedly masterminding the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai, thrilled audiences in packed mosques …
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January 10, 2018 -
Uber driver, Uzbekistan native: A look at New York attack suspect
The man accused of ploughing a rented truck through a crowd of cyclists and pedestrians near the site of the 9/11 attack has been identified as an Uzbek who lived in New Jersey and drove for Uber. Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was shot in the abdomen and captured alive by police and is in hospital after …
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November 1, 2017 -
Vishal Bhardwaj’s next film based on ‘The Exile’
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is taking a break from Shakespeare and will be adapting The Exile: The Stunning Inside Story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in Flight as his next directorial venture. Titled Abbottabad, the project will be produced by Bhardwaj and Junglee Pictures. The book, written by Catherine Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy, is an …
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September 26, 2017 -
‘ISIS faced major reversals in last 6-9 months’
In the last six to nine months, the Islamic State has faced major reversals in the battlefield, a top American spy said on Sunday, calling the dreaded terror outfit a "failing" organisation. "There has been significant reversal of their battlefield successes over the last six to nine months. We have seen that they have been …
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September 11, 2016 -
US President on 9/11: Diversity one of America’s ‘greatest strengths’
US President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Americans on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to embrace the nation’s diversity and not to allow "terrorists" to divide the country. "Our diversity, our patchwork heritage, is not a weakness. It is still and always will be one of our greatest strengths," Obama said at a …
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September 11, 2016 -
US House passes JASTA for 9/11 victims
The US Congress on Friday sent a bill to President Barack Obama that would allow families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia over its "ties to terrorism", but advocates of the legislation worry it could be defeated by a presidential veto. The US House of Representatives passed the legislation, which …
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September 9, 2016