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| Search for answers, tighter security after attack DETROIT (AP) -- The U.S. government tightened airline security as it searches for answers to how a 23-year-old Nigerian man eluded extensive systems intended to prevent attacks like his botched Christmas Day effort to blow up a Northwest flight from overseas.... hosted.ap.org |
Cartoonist intruder has arrest history Somalian was detained in September for allegedly plotting attack against Hillary Clinton, Danish media saysA Somalian man caught breaking into the home of a cartoonist whose portrayal of the prophet Muhammad sparked fury across the Muslim world five years ago was arrested in Kenya last year, Danish media reports said today.The Danish PET intelligence agency knew the 28-year-old man had been detained in Kenya in September for allegedly participating in planning an attack against the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, the Politiken newspaper said.The report, citing unnamed sources, said the man was later released because of a lack of evidence.Clinton visited Kenya as part of an 11-day tour of Africa during August.Bo Jensen, the Danish ambassador to Kenya, told the Ritzau news agency the Somali man was arrested in Kenya for having incomplete travel documents.However, he said the Kenyan authorities never told the embassy that he was suspected of involvement in any terror plot, adding that the newspaper had misunderstood the situation.PET would not comment on the reports or the Somali suspect.The man was charged with two counts of attempted murder on Saturday after breaking into Kurt Westergaard's home, armed with an axe and a knife, on Friday. He denied the charges.On that day, the head of Danish intelligence, Jakob Scharf, said the man was suspected of having been involved in terror-related activities in east Africa with al-Shabab and had been under PET's surveillance.However, he did not specifically mention Kenya or any planned attack against ClintonWestergaard, one of 12 Danish artists whose cartoons of the prophet Muhammad enraged the Muslim world, fled to a safe room and alerted police.His cartoon of Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban was seen as the most provocative of the 12, and he has been under round-the-clock police protection since February 2008. Police shot his would-be attacker in the hand and knee.Islamic law generally opposes any depiction of the prophet, even favourable, for fear it could lead to idolatry..Muhammad cartoons row 2006DenmarkSomaliaKenyaHillary Clintonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Sri Lanka 'will not free rebel suspects' Thousands of Tamil Tiger suspects in government custody will not be released soon, a Sri Lankan minister has said. news.bbc.co.uk |
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Philippine Candidate Warns of Fiscal Crisis Leading Philippine presidential candidate Sen. Benigno Aquino III warned that the country faces an impending fiscal crisis because of a widening budget deficit, and he vowed to boost revenue inflows by stemming tax evasion and corruption. online.wsj.com |