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By Steve Huff 11/27/12 6:30pm

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Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis (Google+)

Alleged Wannabe Fed Bomber Quazi Nafis Pleads Not Guilty

Bangladeshi national Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, age 21, pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges today in a Brooklyn federal court. Mr. Nafis is facing allegations he attempted to use a weapon of mass destruction and offered support to a terrorist organization.

The N.Y.P.D. and the F.B.I. arrested Mr. Nafis on October 17 after he allegedly tried to detonate a van he thought was loaded with a half-ton of explosives. The car-bomb was a dud; Mr. Nafis was targeted in a sting planned after authorities say they were made aware Mr. Nafis was planning a terrorist act. Read More

By Steve Huff 10/22/12 5:35pm

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Al-Shabaab Twitter avatar.

Al Qaeda Affiliated Group Posts London Terror Threat

Just in time for tonight’s Presidential debate on foreign policy, Al-Shabaab, a Somali group which reportedly merged with al Qaeda in early 2012 has issued series of apparently threatening tweets on its Twitter account.

The posts were directed at the British government and referenced the “extradition and trial of Sheikh Abu Hamza Al-Misri.” Al-Misri is a one-armed cleric who will soon be extradited from the U.S. to Great Britain. He will face charges connected to a hostage incident that occurred in Yemen in 1998 as well as charges related to fomenting jihad abroad and attempting to create a jihadi training camp in Oregon in 2001.

After referencing Al-Misri’s pending extradition, Al-Shabaab tweeted the following declarations: Read More

By Steve Huff 10/17/12 4:52pm

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Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis (Google+)

Bangladeshi National Allegedly Plotted to Blow Up New York Federal Reserve

The New York Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation have arrested 21-year-old Bangladeshi Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis for an alleged plot to bomb the New York Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan.

Mr. Nafis was taken into custody Wednesday morning after authorities say he used a cell phone to try and detonate what he thought was a van filled with a thousand pounds of explosives. The van was a dud. Mr. Nafis was the target of a joint F.B.I./N.Y.P.D. sting that began months ago, after authorities became aware he was planning something: Read More

By Foster Kamer 7:55pm

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Via Alex Silverman's Twitter.

Charges Announced In NYC Would-Be Terror Bombing Plot Against Jose Pimentel, 27

Earlier this evening, a press conference was scheduled by the Office of the Mayor to announce the arrest of a man yesterday afternoon, an “Al Qaeda sympathizer” of Washington Heights, is facing terrorism-related charges. Jose Pimentel, the 27 year-old man currently under arrest, was building a bomb to detonate in NYPD police cars. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Mr. Pimentel claimed that he wanted to “bring Jihad” to New York City. Read More

By Amanda Sterling 5/02/11 10:52pm

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Experts Weigh in on Threat of Al Qaeda

In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death yesterday in Pakistan, there are lingering questions about what remains of his Al Qaeda network, and whether the terrorist group maintains sufficient strength to retaliate against the United States.

The Observer spoke with a few national security and terrorism experts, who posited that while remaining Al Qaeda Read More