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| Aug.6 |
Hungary |
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Button wins first GP in thriller
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| Aug.9 |
London |
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Royal phone-tap probe 'widened'
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 London |
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled Scotland Yard: A plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted
| The explosive devices to be smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.
About 18 people arrested after an anti-terrorist operation lasting several months.
UK threat level raised to critical.
Security at all UK airports has been tightened.
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| Aug.10 |
England |
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Police probe flights terror plot| Homes and businesses across England are being searched and 24 questioned | |
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 Washington |
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Agent infiltrated terror cell, U.S. says Homeland Security Secretary: Terrorists were in the final stages of a plot to simultaneously blow up 10 jets
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England |
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Assets of 'plane plotters' frozen The Bank of England said it would be an offence to make plotters money available without a licence from the Treasury
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| Aug.11 |
England |
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 Plotters met alleged al Qaeda bomber| 2 of the suspects may have had contact with a Pakistani being an al Qaeda operative | |
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London |
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UK threat level remains critical Home Secretary Reid believed the main suspects were in custody but it was right to 'err on the side of caution'
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England |
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Beckham axed by new England coach
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Washington |
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'Do your attacks now' triggered arrests Suspects in an plot to blow up trans-Atlantic flights received the message within the last 3 days
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Terror plot: Internet cafes raided British police had raided a series of Internet cafes in their investigation into a plot to blow up as 10 aircraft
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| Aug.13 |
London |
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New terror attack on UK 'likely' Home Secretary John Reid: Terrorists are 'highly likely' to mount another attack on Britain
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UK terror threat level downgraded The decision had been made because an attack was no longer imminent
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| Aug.14 |
London |
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UK hand baggage restrictions eased Hand baggage restrictions for passengers are being eased to try to reduce the chaos caused by increased checks
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London |
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 UK police search for explosives British investigators searched for evidence of explosives in woods, near where they arrested 24 suspects
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| Aug.15 |
England |
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 UK police probe terror money trail Some of the money raised to help victims ofan earthquake in Pakistan may have been used to fund the plot
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London |
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EU ministers in air terror talks Interior ministers are gathering for talks on last week's alleged airline bomb plot
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| Aug.16 |
Boston |
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UK-US flight in emergency divert| A flight from London to Washington has been diverted to Boston after the passenger disturbance | |
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Ohio |
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Murray stuns Federer in Cincinnati
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London |
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Terror plot suspects stay detained A judge has allowed police to continue holding 23 of the 24 suspects in a plot to blow up
jetliners
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| Aug.17 |
England |
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Bomb suitcase found British police have found in High Wycombe a suitcase containing items which could be used to
construct a bomb
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| Aug.19 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Donald leads birdie assault at PGA
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| Aug.21 |
London |
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Air terror 'plot': 11 charged| 11 of the 22 still being held over the plot have been charged with terrorism offenses and will appear in court | |
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| Aug.23 |
London |
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Air plot: Court gives more time A court extended the time that 9 suspects in the plot to blow up U.S.-bound flights
could be held without charges
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| Aug.24 |
London |
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Air plot: 1 more person charged 24-year-old Umair Hussain was charged with violating Britain's terrorism law, bringing to 12 the number of accused
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| Aug.25 |
 Southern Iraq |
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Base looted after British turn it to Iraqis Hours after troops handed over a military base to Iraqi forces, hundreds of Iraqis, some with their faces covered, looted it
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| Aug.29 |
London |
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15 now charged over 'air plot' British authorities have charged 3 more men arrested in connection with an alleged plot
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| Aug.30 |
England |
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Beatles to sue over royalty claim Sir McCartney, Starr and relations of Harrison and Lennon are to sue EMI and Capitol Records
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