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– THREAT TO THE WEST

Abdella Ahmad Tounisi made a brief court appearance Tuesday 04/23/2013 in federal court in Chicago. The American-born man from Chicago is accused of seeking to join Al Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria. Continue reading

– CANADA FOILED TRAIN BOMBING PLOT

Canadian authorities said, on Monday 04/22/2013, they have arrested and charged two men, Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser with an Al Qaeda-linked plot to "carry out a terrorist attack" against a passenger train. Continue reading

– BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS

On Monday 04/15/2013, at about 14:50 local time, close to the finish line of the annually Boston marathon, two bombs exploded within few seconds, 50 to 100 meters apart, killing a 8 years old boy and two others and wounding over 170. Continue reading