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Tight Security At Delhi Airport After Bomb Threat Linked To Terror Group
Security has been increased at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after a bomb threat email to Delhi Police cautioned about terrorist outfit Al Qaeda planning to attack the airport.
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New Laptop Bombs May Evade Airport Security
The ISIS and al Qaeda terror groups,developing a bomb small enough to fit in a laptop that could get past airport scanners, may have prompted the US and the UK to ban air travellers from eight Muslim-majority nations from carrying large electronic devices onboard, media reports have said.
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Arrested Hyderabad Students Wanted to Join Jihadis: Police
Three students from Hyderabad who were arrested at Nagpur airport last week, have reportedly told the police they were on way to Pakistan via Kashmir to join a jihadi group. They were ready to join any group, the police said -- the ISIS, Al Qaeda or even Hizbul Mujahideen.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Claims Downing 2 Russian Drones
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front said it had downed two Russian reconnaissance drones over a military airport it controls in northwest Syria.
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5 Dead as Troops Defy Yemen President in Aden Power Base
Yemeni special forces opposed to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi battled loyalist militia in his southern power base Aden today leaving five people dead and forcing the international airport to close.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Turkish President in Somalia to Launch Development Projects
Under tight security, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday launched development projects sponsored by his government including an airport terminal in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Phones, Shoes to Face Scrutiny as Airport Security Tightened: US
Airlines with direct flights to the United States have been told to tighten screening of mobile phones and shoes in response to intelligence reports of increased threats from al Qaeda affiliated militant groups, U.S. officials said.
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UK Tightens Airport Security After US Warns of Bomb Concerns
Britain has stepped up security at airports after U.S. officials said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
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UK Tightens Airport Security After US Warns of Bomb Concerns
Britain has stepped up security at airports after US officials said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
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US Increases Security at Overseas Airports Amid Bomb Concerns
The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to the country and US officials cited concerns al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
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Islamists Attack Yemeni Airport as Bomber Hits Army Base: Sources
Six suspected al Qaeda fighters, six soldiers and a civilian woman were killed in a series of militant attacks in the eastern Yemeni city of Seiyun on Thursday, local officials said.
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Resurgent Violence Underscores Morphing of Al Qaeda Threat
In Iraq, an al Qaeda splinter group is threatening Baghdad after seizing control of two cities. In Pakistan, the Taliban attacked a major airport twice in one week. And in Nigeria, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram was blamed for another mass kidnapping.
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Heathrow Airport on high alert over Al Qaeda terror threat: report
UK's busiest airport Heathrow has been put on high terror alert after "credible" intelligence emerged that Al Qaeda is plotting attacks, including strike by women suicide bombers with explosives concealed in breast implants, a media report said today.
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After terror threat, US issues travel alert, closes down 22 embassies
The US has increased security at all its major airports and railway stations, and has taken a number of measures, that include temporary closure of its 22 diplomatic missions, following a "very specific" al Qaeda threat emanating from the Arabian Peninsula.
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Tight Security At Delhi Airport After Bomb Threat Linked To Terror Group
Security has been increased at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport after a bomb threat email to Delhi Police cautioned about terrorist outfit Al Qaeda planning to attack the airport.
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New Laptop Bombs May Evade Airport Security
The ISIS and al Qaeda terror groups,developing a bomb small enough to fit in a laptop that could get past airport scanners, may have prompted the US and the UK to ban air travellers from eight Muslim-majority nations from carrying large electronic devices onboard, media reports have said.
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Arrested Hyderabad Students Wanted to Join Jihadis: Police
Three students from Hyderabad who were arrested at Nagpur airport last week, have reportedly told the police they were on way to Pakistan via Kashmir to join a jihadi group. They were ready to join any group, the police said -- the ISIS, Al Qaeda or even Hizbul Mujahideen.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Claims Downing 2 Russian Drones
Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front said it had downed two Russian reconnaissance drones over a military airport it controls in northwest Syria.
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5 Dead as Troops Defy Yemen President in Aden Power Base
Yemeni special forces opposed to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi battled loyalist militia in his southern power base Aden today leaving five people dead and forcing the international airport to close.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Turkish President in Somalia to Launch Development Projects
Under tight security, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday launched development projects sponsored by his government including an airport terminal in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
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Phones, Shoes to Face Scrutiny as Airport Security Tightened: US
Airlines with direct flights to the United States have been told to tighten screening of mobile phones and shoes in response to intelligence reports of increased threats from al Qaeda affiliated militant groups, U.S. officials said.
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UK Tightens Airport Security After US Warns of Bomb Concerns
Britain has stepped up security at airports after U.S. officials said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
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UK Tightens Airport Security After US Warns of Bomb Concerns
Britain has stepped up security at airports after US officials said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
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US Increases Security at Overseas Airports Amid Bomb Concerns
The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to the country and US officials cited concerns al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
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Islamists Attack Yemeni Airport as Bomber Hits Army Base: Sources
Six suspected al Qaeda fighters, six soldiers and a civilian woman were killed in a series of militant attacks in the eastern Yemeni city of Seiyun on Thursday, local officials said.
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Resurgent Violence Underscores Morphing of Al Qaeda Threat
In Iraq, an al Qaeda splinter group is threatening Baghdad after seizing control of two cities. In Pakistan, the Taliban attacked a major airport twice in one week. And in Nigeria, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram was blamed for another mass kidnapping.
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Heathrow Airport on high alert over Al Qaeda terror threat: report
UK's busiest airport Heathrow has been put on high terror alert after "credible" intelligence emerged that Al Qaeda is plotting attacks, including strike by women suicide bombers with explosives concealed in breast implants, a media report said today.
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After terror threat, US issues travel alert, closes down 22 embassies
The US has increased security at all its major airports and railway stations, and has taken a number of measures, that include temporary closure of its 22 diplomatic missions, following a "very specific" al Qaeda threat emanating from the Arabian Peninsula.
