Man hurls bomb at Egyptian synagogue
A man hurled a makeshift bomb at Egypt's main synagogue Sunday morning, but no injuries or damage were reported. The man checked into the Panorama Hotel in downtown Cairo and then threw a bag — with gasoline canisters inside — from the fourth floor at the historic synagogue, the country's Interior Ministry said. "The initial
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Israel official: India bomb attack not intended for Chabad house
The bomb attack on a restrurant in Pune, India, not far from a Chabad Jewish center, was not directed at the Chabad house, an Israeli security official said on Monday. Nitzan Nuriel, head of counterterrorism at Israel's National Security Agency, said that the "attack in India was not directed
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State of Israel – Pre-Passover Travel Warnings
Pre-Passover Travel Warnings – Office of the Prime Minister – State of Israel 14/02/2010 As an annual public service, the National Security Council Counter-Terrorism Bureau calls the Israeli public's attention to its updated travel warnings and recommendations ahead of the upcoming
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Indian minister: Chabad House was target of attack
A bomb detonated in a crowded bakery popular with foreigners in western India killing nine people and wounding 57, officials said Sunday, the first terrorist attack in the country since the 2008 Mumbai massacre. The blast Saturday in the city of Pune, 125 miles (200 kilometers) southeast of Mumbai,
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India police: Pune bomb likely meant for Chabad House
A bomb tore through a crowded cafe popular with foreigners on Saturday in the city of Pune in western India, killing eight people and wounding 42 near a famed meditation center. The blast threatened to damage new efforts to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan, with Hindu nationalist leaders already
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Inquiry report indicts right-wing Hindu groups for Karnataka church attacks
Right-wing Hindu groups have been held responsible for the series of church attacks in Dakshina Kannada and adjoin districts of Karnataka in the month of September 2008. Once again ascertaining the growth of Hindu fundamentalism in the BJP-ruled state, the interim report of Justice Somasekhara Commission
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Slovak police charge man with terrorism over church bombing plans
Slovakia’s police on January 21, for the first time in the country’s history, have charged a person with terrorism, Slovak Police Corps President Ján Packa announced at a press conference, the TASR newswire wrote. The alleged terrorist is described as a three-times prosecuted 30-year-old
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Police security withdrawn from Jewish centres in city
PUNE: The police have tightened security in the city following recent intelligence inputs that Taliban-trained terrorists have sneaked into Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi to target vital installations. However, the security at the Ohel David synagogue (Lal Deval) in Pune Camp and Chabad House at Koregaon
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26/11: The Nariman House tapes
This is the story of what happened in Nariman House, a Jewish study centre run by the orthodox Chabad-Lubavitch organisation in New York. What you will now hear are telephone intercepts of conversations between the terrorists and their Pakistani handlers. var addthis_brand = 'CSI News Blog';var
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Synagogues fight terror shadow with floodlights
Jewish establishments in city make walls taller, install CCTV cameras and floodlights in days leading to first anniversary of 26/11 attacks Jewish establishments in the city are becoming increasingly alert in the days leading to the first anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks. Solomon Sopher, the
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Candles lit at Jewish centre for Mumbai attacks victims
MUMBAI — Faith leaders on Tuesday gathered at a Jewish religious and cultural centre in Mumbai to light candles to those who died in last year's deadly terror attacks on the city. The candles were lit after a moment of silence to remember the six people who were killed at Chabad House on November
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Pakistan’s security situation means high costs for Catholic schools
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Catholic education administrators in Pakistan’s Punjab province say their schools face huge additional security costs as the security situation in the country deteriorates. Under provincial government guidelines in the wake of recent terror attacks, schools must provide
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Grenade blast near Philippine church, no one hurt
Manila – Suspected Muslim militants Tuesday lobbed a grenade at the back of a Catholic church in the southern Philippines, but no one was hurt in the attack, the military said. Major General Ben Dolorfino said the grenade was thrown over a rear wall of the Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Jolo
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Alert triggers tight security at Jewish places in Pune
PUNE: Following an alert by central intelligence agencies that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is planning to attack Jewish religious places in Pune, the police have made tight security arrangements at the Ohel David Synagogue (Lal Deval) at Ambedkar road in Pune Camp and Chabad House at Koregaon Park. Acting
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Jordan jails 12 ‘extremists’ for church attack
AMMAN, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Jordan sentenced 12 men to between 15 and 20 years in jail on Thursday for shooting at a group of musicians and desecrating a church, judicial sources said. The men opened fire on a Lebanese choir after an outdoor performance in the downtown area of the capital in July
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