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'Chelsea Bomber' Receives Two Life Sentences
The New Jersey man convicted of planting bombs in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood in 2016 received two life sentences on Tuesday, after expressing no remorse in a Manhattan courtroom for engineering the explosion that injured 30 people.
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Accused New York Bomber To Formally Face Terrorism Charges On Wednesday
The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs is expected to be formally charged as early as Wednesday with supporting a foreign terrorist organization and other crimes.
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US Slaps Terror Charges On Accused Times Square Bomber
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against the suspect in Monday's attempted suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs, accusing him of supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
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Bangladesh Police Detains New York Bomber's Wife, In-Laws
The wife and in-laws of a Bangladeshi-origin man, who triggered a blast at a metro station in New York City, were detained for questioning by the Bangladesh police on Tuesday, according to a media report.
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New York Bomber Had No Criminal History In Bangladesh, Cops Say
The Bangladeshi ISIS sympathiser who detonated a homemade pipe bomb in New York City's subway had no criminal record back home, a police official said today, even as Dhaka vowed "zero tolerance" against terrorism.
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Subway Bomber Wounds Self, Three Victims In New York
A Bangladeshi man set off a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York City commuter hub during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, immediately calling it an attempted terrorist attack.
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Accused New York Bomber's Wife Returns; Lawyer Seeks Access To Suspect
The wife of the Afghan-born US citizen charged in last weekend's bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, while a defence lawyer pressed to get access to the accused man.
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Investigators Try To Determine If Accused New York Bomber Had Help
U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city's top federal public defender asked for access to the suspect.
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Explosion At Park In Lahore, Pakistan, Kills Dozens
A suicide bomber set off a powerful blast close to a children's swing set in a public park Sunday evening in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 69 people and wounding about 300, rescue workers and officials said.
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Sister of Accused Boston Marathon Bombers Arrested After Bomb Threat
The sister of the accused Boston Marathon bombers was arrested in New York City for threatening a woman over the phone, saying she could "put a bomb on you," police said on Wednesday.
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American pipe bomber gets 16 years behind bars
An American Muslim who pleaded guilty to a New York state terrorism charge for attempting to make a pipe bomb was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said.
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FBI raids house of Boston Marathon bombing suspect's sister
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed a computer from the New Jersey home of the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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New York bomb plotter gets life in prison
A US court sentenced a New York man to life in prison for plotting to turn himself into a suicide bomb in the city's subway as revenge for American attacks in Afghanistan.
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'Chelsea Bomber' Receives Two Life Sentences
The New Jersey man convicted of planting bombs in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood in 2016 received two life sentences on Tuesday, after expressing no remorse in a Manhattan courtroom for engineering the explosion that injured 30 people.
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Accused New York Bomber To Formally Face Terrorism Charges On Wednesday
The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs is expected to be formally charged as early as Wednesday with supporting a foreign terrorist organization and other crimes.
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US Slaps Terror Charges On Accused Times Square Bomber
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday brought federal charges against the suspect in Monday's attempted suicide bombing in one of New York City's busiest commuter hubs, accusing him of supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
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Bangladesh Police Detains New York Bomber's Wife, In-Laws
The wife and in-laws of a Bangladeshi-origin man, who triggered a blast at a metro station in New York City, were detained for questioning by the Bangladesh police on Tuesday, according to a media report.
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New York Bomber Had No Criminal History In Bangladesh, Cops Say
The Bangladeshi ISIS sympathiser who detonated a homemade pipe bomb in New York City's subway had no criminal record back home, a police official said today, even as Dhaka vowed "zero tolerance" against terrorism.
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Subway Bomber Wounds Self, Three Victims In New York
A Bangladeshi man set off a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his body in a crowded New York City commuter hub during the morning rush hour on Monday, officials said, immediately calling it an attempted terrorist attack.
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Accused New York Bomber's Wife Returns; Lawyer Seeks Access To Suspect
The wife of the Afghan-born US citizen charged in last weekend's bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, while a defence lawyer pressed to get access to the accused man.
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Investigators Try To Determine If Accused New York Bomber Had Help
U.S. authorities investigated on Wednesday whether anyone helped an Afghan-born American citizen charged with carrying out bombings in New York and New Jersey, while the city's top federal public defender asked for access to the suspect.
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Explosion At Park In Lahore, Pakistan, Kills Dozens
A suicide bomber set off a powerful blast close to a children's swing set in a public park Sunday evening in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 69 people and wounding about 300, rescue workers and officials said.
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Sister of Accused Boston Marathon Bombers Arrested After Bomb Threat
The sister of the accused Boston Marathon bombers was arrested in New York City for threatening a woman over the phone, saying she could "put a bomb on you," police said on Wednesday.
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American pipe bomber gets 16 years behind bars
An American Muslim who pleaded guilty to a New York state terrorism charge for attempting to make a pipe bomb was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said.
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FBI raids house of Boston Marathon bombing suspect's sister
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed a computer from the New Jersey home of the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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New York bomb plotter gets life in prison
A US court sentenced a New York man to life in prison for plotting to turn himself into a suicide bomb in the city's subway as revenge for American attacks in Afghanistan.
