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Crime
Cyprus court detains Syrian suspected of migrant trafficking
(AP) A Cyprus court on Saturday ordered the detention for six days of a Syrian man suspected of illegally bringing 21 Syrian migrants to the east Mediterranean island nation aboard a boat. Police said the suspect was arrested after the migrants identified […]
Government & Politics
Shelby seeks answers on ‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh’s early release
(AL.com) So-called “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh is scheduled to be released Thursday — years earlier than his 20-year prison sentence for aiding the extremist Muslim group — and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., wants answers. Alabama’s senior senator sent a letter Monday […]
Law Enforcement
Birmingham terror arrests: Man and woman held by police
(BBC) Two people have been arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of terror offences. A 25-year-old man and a woman, 23, are being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, West Midlands Police said. The arrests were […]