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AWOL Muslim Soldier Guilty in Fort Hood Bomb Plot
CNNWACO, Tex. -- A U.S. soldier charged with plotting to blow up troops from the nation's largest Army post has been found guilty of a battery of federal charges, prosecutors announced Thursday. Naser Jason Abdo was found guilty of attempted use of a weapon...Tags: Afghanistan, Islam, Employees, Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Firearms
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Passenger's Implant Claim Triggers Flight Diversion
CNNBANGOR, Maine -- A passenger who claimed to have a device surgically implanted inside her spurred authorities to divert a North Carolina-bound jetliner to Maine on Tuesday, federal officials said. Doctors aboard US Airways Flight 787 examined the woman...Tags: Laws, Law Enforcement, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security
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Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Blaze in Fontana
KTLA NewsFONTANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Firefighters continued to battle a five-alarm industrial blaze on Sunday in Fontana. The fire began at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at a pallet storage yard near the intersection of Banana and Slover avenues, south of the 10...Tags: Highway Transportation, Fires, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents
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New 60 Fwy Overpass to Open Months After Tanker Explosion
KTLA NewsMONTEBELLO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A new bridge over the 60 Freeway at Paramount Boulevard is set to open to the public by Monday. Last December, a huge tanker truck explosion under the Paramount Boulevard Bridge closed a 10-mile stretch of the freeway for two...Tags: Building Material, Highway Transportation, Commuting, Politics, Services and Shopping
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Al Qaeda Airliner Bomb Plot Foiled by Saudi Secret Agent
CNNWASHINGTON -- The agent who penetrated al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and returned from Yemen with the group's new "airline bomb" was always under Saudi control and was not a double-agent, two sources briefed by Saudi counterterrorism officials have...Tags: Laws, Religious Festivals, Law Enforcement, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Yemen
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Bomb Threats Halt 2 Southwest Flights from Orange County
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA, Calif. -- Two Southwest Airlines flights from Orange County to Phoenix were the subject of security scares Tuesday night, and authorities are investigating whether the incidents are linked. Both planes were eventually cleared after officials...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Air Transportation Industry, John Wayne, Emergency Incidents, FBI
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San Fernando Police Call Bomb Squad After Robbery Attempt
KTLA NewsSAN FERNANDO (KTLA) -- A man told a Bank of America manager in San Fernando he had a bomb on Wednesday, prompting police to call for assistance from a bomb squad. Police used a bean bag gun on the suspect as he tried to flee the branch at 120 Brand...Tags: Banking, Bank of America Corp., Emergency Incidents
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Reward Offered for Palm Springs Pipe Bomb Maker
KTLA NewsPALM SPRINGS (KTLA) -- A sixth pipe bomb has been found on the streets of Palm Springs this week and federal investigators are offering a big reward for the arrest of the person responsible. The latest pipe bomb was spotted by a jogger around 9:50 a.m....Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Emergency Incidents, FBI
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Loma Linda False Bomb Threat Suspect Taken Into Custody
KTLA NewsLOMA LINDA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A man who alarmed Loma Linda Medical Center with a false bomb threat was released from the hospital and taken into custody on Friday. The emergency room at Loma Linda Medical Center was evacuated Thursday morning after Nick...Tags: Prisons, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Incidents
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Feds Warn of Terrorists with Body Bombs on U.S. Flights
CNN/KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Steps were being taken to guard against a new threat of "body bombs" planted inside passengers aboard flights heading to the United States from overseas, a government official with knowledge of the threat said Tuesday. Authorities...Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suicide, ABC (tv network), Saudi Arabia
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Portable Meth Lab Explodes in Man's Pants, Police Say
KTLA NewsOKMULGEE, OK (KTLA) -- A portable meth lab exploded in an man's pants Friday during a scuffle with a state trooper. Local TV station KOTV reports that David Williams was running from authorities after a traffic stop when one of the officers noticed a...Tags: Television Industry, Methamphetamine (drug), Emergency Incidents
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5 Arrested in Alleged Plot to Blow Up Cleveland Bridge
CNNCLEVELAND, Ohio -- A mohawk-wearing anarchist nicknamed "Cyco" was among five men arrested after allegedly conspiring to blow up a bridge about 15 miles south of Cleveland, the FBI said Tuesday. Douglas L. Wright, 26, joined alleged co-conspirators...Tags: Police Arrests, CNN (tv network), Emergency Incidents, FBI
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