Tag: terrorism

Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 07:51 UTC
Pope sends message demanding justice on 20th anniversary of AMIA bombing

On the 20th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish community center bombing, the Argentine pontiff sent a message for “justice” to Argentina’s Israeli community and relatives of the 85 victims that resulted dead in the attack.
Thursday, June 27th 2013 - 05:25 UTC
Energy companies pull a Blackwater (*)

By Daniel J. Graeber - Norwegian energy company Statoil said last week it was forming a special operations division to handle emergency operations in response to a terrorist attack on a natural gas facility in Algeria. The company said it would double the amount of employees it had designated for existing security operations after reviewing the measures in place at the In Amenas gas facility.
Saturday, March 17th 2012 - 06:07 UTC
Argentina/Israel honour victims of 1992 terrorist attack and accuse Iran

Argentina and Israel gathered on Friday to honour the 29 victims of the 1992 terrorist car bombing at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, the first of two deadly attacks against Jewish interests in Argentina. The second in July 1994 against the Jewish community organization AMIA claimed 85 lives.
Friday, August 19th 2011 - 01:59 UTC
US Terrorism report: Argentina has not advanced in ‘anti-money laundering activities”

The US Department of State released it’s 2010 Country Reports on Terrorism, in which it praised Argentina for “cooperating well” with the US in analyzing possible terrorist threat information,” although it warned about the country’s “virtually no progress toward addressing anti-money laundering and counterterrorist finance activities.
Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 05:01 UTC
Jewish community complains lack of progress in AMIA bombing investigation

Seventeen years after 85 people died and hundreds were injured in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, their relatives criticized both Iran and their own government Monday for failing to solve the case.
Monday, February 7th 2011 - 19:50 UTC
British PM David Cameron “the doctrine of state multiculturalism has failed”

Britain’s Prime Minister identified segregation and separatism as key issues behind the threat of Islamic extremism and called for a “shared national identity”.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference PM Cameron stressed the difference between Islam as a religion and Islamic extremism as a political ideology, and said that Western countries need to confront extremism rather than practice a “hands-off tolerance”.
Tuesday, January 25th 2011 - 01:05 UTC
35 Killed in Suicide Bomber Attack at Moscow Airport

A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and injured a further 60, many seriously, at Russia's biggest airport in an attack that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the north Caucasus region.
Friday, August 13th 2010 - 07:03 UTC
Unasur, Argentina, Venezuela condemn car-bomb “terrorist action” in Colombia

The Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Argentina and Venezuela were among several to condemn the car bomb attack perpetrated Thursday morning in the Colombian capital, Bogotá that left at least nine people injured and which President Juan Manuel Santos described as a “terrorist action”.
Saturday, August 7th 2010 - 00:36 UTC
FARC still has 7.000 “armed terrorists” reveals outgoing Colombian Army chief

The Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC guerrillas, currently have an estimated “7.000 armed terrorists” which compares favourably with the 20.000 eight years ago when President Alvaro Uribe took office for the first time, said the Colombian Army outgoing commander, General Oscar Gonzalez.
Wednesday, May 19th 2010 - 01:02 UTC
Terrorism turns some countries into ‘useful idiots’, claims Colombia’s Uribe

Terrorism knows how to convert some countries into useful idiots said Colombian president during an interview with Spanish media in the framework of the EU-Latam-Caribbean leaders’ summit in Madrid.