Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologizes for suffering caused by Marathon bombing January 2013 Tsarnaev , then 19 , talks to his close friend , Stephen Silva , about borrowing Silva ’ s 9mm P95 Ruger semi - automatic pistol . Tsarnaev and Silva both graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in 2001 , and worked as lifeguards together at the Harvard pool . Starting in college , both became very involved in selling marijuana , and Silva had obtained a gun , in part , to help him protect his drug business . A Ruger semi - automatic handgun presented in the trial . Jan . 30 , 2013 Tamerlan , 26 , allegedly buys two Fager pressure - cookers at Macy ’ s at the Square One Mall in Saugus . The remains of a pressure cooker bomb . Feb . 8 , 2013 Tamerlan Tsarnaev used his credit card to make an online purchase of a remote - controlled car set , batteries , and a transmitter and receiver from NitroRCX . com . Prosecutors said these items were used to help remotely - detonate the bombs February , 2013 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev visits Silva and borrows the Ruger pistol — the gun that was later used to kill MIT police officer Sean Collier and during the shootout with police in Watertown . March 11 , 2013 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev creates a secret Twitter account , @ Al - FirdausiA , with the user name Ghuraba and posted six Tweets in three days . The first post on March 11 , 2013 reads : " I want the highest levels of Jannah , I want to be able to see Allah every single day for that is the best of pleasures . " He also maintains his original Twitter account that includes mostly typical teenage postings , but some that could be signs of growing radicalization . March Tamerlan Tsarnaev purchases some BBs at Walmart in New Hampshire . March 20 , 2013 Both brothers went to a firing range in Manchester , N . H . and rented two 9mm handguns , similar to the borrowed Ruger . March 30 , 2013 Tamerlan Tsarnaev also bought a screwdriver and soldering gun from Home Depot in Somerville , April 8 , 2013 Tamerlan bought remote - control car devices from RC Cars in Malden , which prosecutors say are related to the equipment needed by the Tsarnaevs to remotely trigger the bombs . April 13 , 2013 Tamerlan Tsarnaev purchases ammunition from a store in New Hampshire and sends $ 900 in cash through Moneygram to his and Dzhokhar ’ s mother , Zubeidat , through a location in Somerville . April 14 , 2013 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev opens a prepaid cellphone account under the name Jahar Tsarni . He would use this phone while at the Boston Marathon the next day . On the same day , Tamerlan Tsarnaev buys two backpacks at a Target in Watertown that were used to carry the bombs . Federal Public Defender Office April 15 , 2013 At about 2 : 50 p . m . , two homemade pressure - cooker bombs are detonated remotely by the Tsarnaevs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon , killing three and injuring some 260 others . Seventeen people lost limbs . April 15 , 2013 Less than a half hour after the bombs went off , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was seen entering the Whole Foods at Prospect Street in Cambridge and looking over different milk products . He buys a carton of whole milk for $ 3 . 49 , then returns to parked car in the store lot . He enters the passenger side , suggesting another person , possibly Tamerlan Tsarnaev , was at the wheel . Within seconds , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gets out of the car and exchanges his purchase for a different type of milk . April 26 , 2013 Days later , the FBI recovered a backpack belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , which contained tubes of fireworks . In his dorm room , they also found a receipt for a BB gun , which was recovered from the Watertown shootout scene . US Department of Justice Patricia Wen can be reached at wen @ globe . com . Follow her on Twitter at @ GlobePatty .

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologizes for suffering caused by Marathon bombingJanuary 2013Tsarnaev, then 19, talks to his close friend, Stephen Silva, about borrowing Silva’s 9mm P95 Ruger semi-automatic pistol.Tsarnaev and Silva both graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in 2001, and worked as lifeguards together at the Harvard pool.Starting in college, both became very involved in selling marijuana, and Silva had obtained a gun, in part, to help him protect his drug business.A Ruger semi-automatic handgun presented in the trial.Jan.30, 2013Tamerlan, 26, allegedly buys two Fager pressure-cookers at Macy’s at the Square One Mall in Saugus.The remains of a pressure cooker bomb.Feb.8, 2013Tamerlan Tsarnaev used his credit card to make an online purchase of a remote-controlled car set, batteries, and a transmitter and receiver from NitroRCX.com.Prosecutors said these items were used to help remotely-detonate the bombsFebruary, 2013Dzhokhar Tsarnaev visits Silva and borrows the Ruger pistol — the gun that was later used to kill MIT police officer Sean Collier and during the shootout with police in Watertown.March 11, 2013Dzhokhar Tsarnaev creates a secret Twitter account, @Al-FirdausiA, with the user name Ghuraba and posted six Tweets in three days.The first post on March 11, 2013 reads: "I want the highest levels of Jannah, I want to be able to see Allah every single day for that is the best of pleasures."He also maintains his original Twitter account that includes mostly typical teenage postings, but some that could be signs of growing radicalization.MarchTamerlan Tsarnaev purchases some BBs at Walmart in New Hampshire.March 20, 2013Both brothers went to a firing range in Manchester, N.H. and rented two 9mm handguns, similar to the borrowed Ruger.March 30, 2013Tamerlan Tsarnaev also bought a screwdriver and soldering gun from Home Depot in Somerville,April 8, 2013Tamerlan bought remote-control car devices from RC Cars in Malden, which prosecutors say are related to the equipment needed by the Tsarnaevs to remotely trigger the bombs.April 13, 2013Tamerlan Tsarnaev purchases ammunition from a store in New Hampshire and sends $900 in cash through Moneygram to his and Dzhokhar’s mother, Zubeidat, through a location in Somerville.April 14, 2013Dzhokhar Tsarnaev opens a prepaid cellphone account under the name Jahar Tsarni.He would use this phone while at the Boston Marathon the next day.On the same day, Tamerlan Tsarnaev buys two backpacks at a Target in Watertown that were used to carry the bombs.Federal Public Defender OfficeApril 15, 2013At about 2:50 p.m., two homemade pressure-cooker bombs are detonated remotely by the Tsarnaevs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring some 260 others.Seventeen people lost limbs.April 15, 2013Less than a half hour after the bombs went off, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was seen entering the Whole Foods at Prospect Street in Cambridge and looking over different milk products.He buys a carton of whole milk for $3.49, then returns to parked car in the store lot.He enters the passenger side, suggesting another person, possibly Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was at the wheel.Within seconds, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gets out of the car and exchanges his purchase for a different type of milk.April 26, 2013Days later, the FBI recovered a backpack belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, which contained tubes of fireworks.In his dorm room, they also found a receipt for a BB gun, which was recovered from the Watertown shootout scene.US Department of JusticePatricia Wen can be reached at wen@globe.com.Follow her on Twitter at @GlobePatty.

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photo © 2001 corbis images all rights reserved web site copyright 1995 - 2014 WGBH educational foundation Hunting Bin Laden Osama bin Laden is charged with masterminding the 1998 bombings of two U . S . embassies in East Africa , believed to have had a role in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden , and now is a prime suspect in the Sept . 11 , 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center and the bombing of the Pentagon . This report features reporting by a Pulitzer - Prize nominated team of New York Times reporters and FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman . Tracing the trail of evidence linking bin Laden to terrorist attacks , this updated report includes interviews with Times reporters Judith Miller and James Risen and former CIA official Larry Johnson . They discuss the terrorist attacks which are linked , or are likely linked , to bin Laden ' s complex network of terrorists , outline the elements of his international organization and details of its alliances and tactics , and address the challenges confronting U . S . intelligence in trying to crack it .

photo © 2001 corbis images all rights reservedweb site copyright 1995-2014 WGBH educational foundationHunting Bin LadenOsama bin Laden is charged with masterminding the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa, believed to have had a role in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, and now is a prime suspect in the Sept. 11, 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center and the bombing of the Pentagon. This report features reporting by a Pulitzer-Prize nominated team of New York Times reporters and FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman.Tracing the trail of evidence linking bin Laden to terrorist attacks, this updated report includes interviews with Times reporters Judith Miller and James Risen and former CIA official Larry Johnson. They discuss the terrorist attacks which are linked, or are likely linked, to bin Laden's complex network of terrorists, outline the elements of his international organization and details of its alliances and tactics, and address the challenges confronting U.S. intelligence in trying to crack it.

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On 17 September 2019 , two suicide bombings killed over 48 people in Charikar and Kabul , Afghanistan . The first attack occurred at a rally for president Ashraf Ghani which killed over 26 and wounded over 42 . Ghani was unharmed in the incident . The second bombing occurred in Kabul near the US embassy . In this incident 22 were killed and another 38 were injured in the explosion . Children and women are among the dead and wounded in both attacks , also multiple soldiers were killed . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks , and said they will commit more attacks to discourage people from voting in the upcoming presidential elections . == Attacks == === Charikar === The attack took place in Charikar , at a police training ground . At the time , Afghan president Ashraf Ghani was holding a political rally at the site , attended by thousands of people . A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle drove into a crowd near a security checkpoint and detonated his explosives . 26 people and the bomber were killed , and 42 others injured . Women and children were among the victims of the attack . President Ghani was unharmed in the attack , remaining protected by a secure compound about half a mile from the site of the blast . === Kabul === A few hours after the first attack , a second suicide bombing took place in Massoud Square near the Kabul Green Zone , in an area where several government buildings , the US embassy and NATO headquarters , are located . 22 people were killed in this attack and 38 injured . == Responsibility == The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks , and stated that the attacks were aimed at disrupting the Afghan presidential election , scheduled to take place on September 28 . == References ==

On 17 September 2019, two suicide bombings killed over 48 people in Charikar and Kabul, Afghanistan.The first attack occurred at a rally for president Ashraf Ghani which killed over 26 and wounded over 42.Ghani was unharmed in the incident.The second bombing occurred in Kabul near the US embassy.In this incident 22 were killed and another 38 were injured in the explosion.Children and women are among the dead and wounded in both attacks, also multiple soldiers were killed.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks, and said they will commit more attacks to discourage people from voting in the upcoming presidential elections.== Attacks ===== Charikar ===The attack took place in Charikar, at a police training ground.At the time, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani was holding a political rally at the site, attended by thousands of people.A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle drove into a crowd near a security checkpoint and detonated his explosives.26 people and the bomber were killed, and 42 others injured.Women and children were among the victims of the attack.President Ghani was unharmed in the attack, remaining protected by a secure compound about half a mile from the site of the blast.=== Kabul ===A few hours after the first attack, a second suicide bombing took place in Massoud Square near the Kabul Green Zone, in an area where several government buildings, the US embassy and NATO headquarters, are located.22 people were killed in this attack and 38 injured.== Responsibility ==The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks, and stated that the attacks were aimed at disrupting the Afghan presidential election, scheduled to take place on September 28.== References ==

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Thai Authorities Indict 2 Over August Shrine Attack A Bangkok military court has indicted two men accused of carrying out the August 17 bombing at a popular shrine that killed 20 people . The court on Tuesday indicted Bilal Mohammed and Mieraili Yusufu on 10 counts connected to the blast , including conspiracy to explode bombs and commit premeditated murder . Thailand authorities have not officially named the bombing of Erawan Shrine an act of terror , and accordingly neither suspect was charged specifically with terrorism . Police issued 17 arrest warrants following the bombing but only Bilal and Mieraili have been detained . They are described as ethnic Uighurs , a minority group based in China ' s Xinjiang region . They have been held in custody since their arrests in late August and early September . Thai officials have said the blast was carried out by a people - smuggling gang seeking revenge on Thai authorities for cracking down on their operation . The August 17 blast at the Erawan Shrine - a popular tourist destination - was one of the most deadly acts of violence in Bangkok in decades , and left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured . Of the dead , 14 were tourists . The attack shocked the residents of the capital because of the apparent randomness , which drove home the point that no place is immune to acts of terror . Authorities , however , have declined to call it an act of terrorism out of apparent fear that it would hurt the country ' s huge tourism industry . Police initially appeared at first to be at a loss , but soon claimed success with a series of raids and two arrests . Arrest warrants have been issued for 15 others . The two suspects were brought to the court in handcuffs wearing brown prison garb . Members of the media were not allowed to enter the court and the indictments took place before the two suspects arrived , said defense lawyer Chuchart Kanpai . Doubts about motive Early speculation about the bombing had suggested it might be the work of Uighur separatists who were angry that Thailand in July forcibly repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China , where it is feared they face persecution . The theory was bolstered by the fact that the Erawan Shrine is popular among Chinese tourists , who figured prominently among the victims of the bombing . But Thai officials reject any political or religious motive , sticking to the theory that it was a revenge for disrupting a human - smuggling gang . Still , skepticism about the police explanation on the shrine attack has abounded because of leaks , contradictions , misstatements and secrecy surrounding the investigation . The two suspects are being tried at a military court on an army base in Bangkok because cases of “ national security ” have been handled by the military since last May , when the army seized power in a coup from an elected government . Former National Police Chief Somyot Poomphanmuang said before his retirement in September that the case against the two suspects was supported by closed - circuit television footage , witnesses , DNA matching and physical evidence , in addition to their confessions . Security camera footage from the Erawan Shrine showed a man wearing a yellow T - shirt who sat down on a bench at the outdoor shrine , took off a black backpack and then left it behind as he stood up and walked away . Time stamps on closed circuit TV footage showed he left the shrine just minutes before the blast occurred , during evening rush hour as the area in central Bangkok was filled with people . Police believe that Bilal is the yellow - shirted man who planted the bomb and Yusufu is believed to have detonated the bomb . Bilal , was initially identified as Adem Karadag , which was the name on a fake Turkish passport in his possession when he was arrested Aug . 29 . He was arrested at one of two apartments police raided on the outskirts of Bangkok . Yusufu was arrested Sept . 1 near the Thai - Cambodia border , carrying a Chinese passport indicating he was from Xinjiang . Police said his DNA and fingerprints were found in both raided apartments , including on a container of gunpowder . Police said they have confessions from the two , and Bilal ' s lawyer says his client admitted planting the deadly bomb at the behest of another suspect who remains a fugitive . He says Bilal was induced to carry out the action by a promise that his emigration to Turkey would be expedited . Some material for this report came from AP .

Thai Authorities Indict 2 Over August Shrine AttackA Bangkok military court has indicted two men accused of carrying out the August 17 bombing at a popular shrine that killed 20 people.The court on Tuesday indicted Bilal Mohammed and Mieraili Yusufu on 10 counts connected to the blast, including conspiracy to explode bombs and commit premeditated murder.Thailand authorities have not officially named the bombing of Erawan Shrine an act of terror, and accordingly neither suspect was charged specifically with terrorism.Police issued 17 arrest warrants following the bombing but only Bilal and Mieraili have been detained. They are described as ethnic Uighurs, a minority group based in China's Xinjiang region. They have been held in custody since their arrests in late August and early September.Thai officials have said the blast was carried out by a people-smuggling gang seeking revenge on Thai authorities for cracking down on their operation.The August 17 blast at the Erawan Shrine - a popular tourist destination - was one of the most deadly acts of violence in Bangkok in decades, and left 20 people dead and more than 120 injured. Of the dead, 14 were tourists.The attack shocked the residents of the capital because of the apparent randomness, which drove home the point that no place is immune to acts of terror. Authorities, however, have declined to call it an act of terrorism out of apparent fear that it would hurt the country's huge tourism industry.Police initially appeared at first to be at a loss, but soon claimed success with a series of raids and two arrests. Arrest warrants have been issued for 15 others.The two suspects were brought to the court in handcuffs wearing brown prison garb. Members of the media were not allowed to enter the court and the indictments took place before the two suspects arrived, said defense lawyer Chuchart Kanpai.Doubts about motiveEarly speculation about the bombing had suggested it might be the work of Uighur separatists who were angry that Thailand in July forcibly repatriated more than 100 Uighurs to China, where it is feared they face persecution. The theory was bolstered by the fact that the Erawan Shrine is popular among Chinese tourists, who figured prominently among the victims of the bombing.But Thai officials reject any political or religious motive, sticking to the theory that it was a revenge for disrupting a human-smuggling gang. Still, skepticism about the police explanation on the shrine attack has abounded because of leaks, contradictions, misstatements and secrecy surrounding the investigation.The two suspects are being tried at a military court on an army base in Bangkok because cases of “national security” have been handled by the military since last May, when the army seized power in a coup from an elected government.Former National Police Chief Somyot Poomphanmuang said before his retirement in September that the case against the two suspects was supported by closed-circuit television footage, witnesses, DNA matching and physical evidence, in addition to their confessions.Security camera footage from the Erawan Shrine showed a man wearing a yellow T-shirt who sat down on a bench at the outdoor shrine, took off a black backpack and then left it behind as he stood up and walked away. Time stamps on closed circuit TV footage showed he left the shrine just minutes before the blast occurred, during evening rush hour as the area in central Bangkok was filled with people.Police believe that Bilal is the yellow-shirted man who planted the bomb and Yusufu is believed to have detonated the bomb.Bilal, was initially identified as Adem Karadag, which was the name on a fake Turkish passport in his possession when he was arrested Aug. 29. He was arrested at one of two apartments police raided on the outskirts of Bangkok.Yusufu was arrested Sept. 1 near the Thai-Cambodia border, carrying a Chinese passport indicating he was from Xinjiang. Police said his DNA and fingerprints were found in both raided apartments, including on a container of gunpowder.Police said they have confessions from the two, and Bilal's lawyer says his client admitted planting the deadly bomb at the behest of another suspect who remains a fugitive. He says Bilal was induced to carry out the action by a promise that his emigration to Turkey would be expedited.Some material for this report came from AP.

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Analysis backs claim drones were used to attack Venezuela ’ s president Analysis of open source information carried out by the investigative website Bellingcat suggests drones that had been repurposed as flying bombs were indeed used in an attack on the president of Venezuela this weekend . The Venezuelan government claimed three days ago that an attempt had been made to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro using two drones loaded with explosives . The president had been giving a speech which was being broadcast live on television when the incident occurred . Initial video from a state - owned television network showed the reaction of Maduro , those around him and a parade of soldiers at the event to what appeared to be two blasts somewhere off camera . But the footage did not include shots of any drones or explosions . AP also reported that firefighters at scene had shed doubt on the drone attack claim — suggesting there had instead been a gas explosion in a nearby flat . Since then more footage has emerged , including videos purporting to show a drone exploding and a drone tumbling alongside a building . Bellingcat has carried out an analysis of publicly available information related to the attack , including syncing timings of the state broadcast of Maduro ’ s speech , and using frame - by - frame analysis combined with photos and satellite imagery of Caracas to try to pinpoint locations of additional footage that has emerged to determine whether the drone attack claim stands up . The Venezuelan government has claimed the drones used were DJI Matrice 600s , each carrying approximately 1kg of C4 plastic explosive and , when detonated , capable of causing damage at a radius of around 50 meters . DJI Matrice 600 drones are a commercial model , normally used for industrial work — with a U . S . price tag of around $ 5 , 000 apiece , suggesting the attack could have cost little over $ 10k to carry out — with 1kg of plastic explosive available commercially ( for demolition purposes ) at a cost of around $ 30 . Bellingcat says its analysis supports the government ’ s claim that the drone model used was a DJI Matrice 600 , noting that the drones involved in the event each had six rotors . It also points to a photo of drone wreckage which appears to show the distinctive silver rotor tip of the model , although it also notes the drones appear to have had their legs removed . Venezuela ’ s interior minister , Nestor Reverol , also claimed the government thwarted the attack using " special techniques and [ radio ] signal inhibitors " , which " disoriented " the drone that detonated closest to the presidential stand — a capability Bellingcat notes the Venezuelan security services are reported to have . The second drone was said by Reverol to have " lost control " and crashed into a nearby building . Bellingcat says it is possible to geolocate the video of the falling drone to the same location as the fire in the apartment that firefighters had claimed was caused by a gas canister explosion . It adds that images taken of this location during the fire show a hole in the wall of the apartment in the vicinity of where the drone would have crashed . " It is a very likely possibility that the downed drone subsequently detonated , creating the hole in the wall of this apartment , igniting a fire , and causing the sound of the second explosion which can be heard in Video 2 [ of the state TV broadcast of Maduro ’ s speech ] , " it further suggests . Here ’ s its conclusion : From the open sources of information available , it appears that an attack took place using two DBIEDs while Maduro was giving a speech . Both the drones appear visually similar to DJI Matrice 600s , with at least one displaying features that are consistent with this model . These drones appear to have been loaded with explosive and flown towards the parade . The first drone detonated somewhere above or near the parade , the most likely cause of the casualties announced by the Venezuelan government and pictured on social media . The second drone crashed and exploded approximately 14 seconds later and 400 meters away from the stage , and is the most likely cause of the fire which the Venezuelan firefighters described . It also considers the claim of attribution by a group on social media , calling itself " Soldados de Franelas " ( aka ‘ T - Shirt Soldiers ’ — a reference to a technique used by protestors wrapping a t - shirt around their head to cover their face and protect their identity ) , suggesting it ’ s not clear from the group ’ s Twitter messages that they are " unequivocally claiming responsibility for the event " , owing to use of passive language , and to a claim that the drones were shot down by government snipers — which it says " does not appear to be supported by the open source information available " .

Analysis backs claim drones were used to attack Venezuela’s presidentAnalysis of open source information carried out by the investigative website Bellingcat suggests drones that had been repurposed as flying bombs were indeed used in an attack on the president of Venezuela this weekend.The Venezuelan government claimed three days ago that an attempt had been made to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro using two drones loaded with explosives.The president had been giving a speech which was being broadcast live on television when the incident occurred.Initial video from a state-owned television network showed the reaction of Maduro, those around him and a parade of soldiers at the event to what appeared to be two blasts somewhere off camera.But the footage did not include shots of any drones or explosions.AP also reported that firefighters at scene had shed doubt on the drone attack claim — suggesting there had instead been a gas explosion in a nearby flat.Since then more footage has emerged, including videos purporting to show a drone exploding and a drone tumbling alongside a building.Bellingcat has carried out an analysis of publicly available information related to the attack, including syncing timings of the state broadcast of Maduro’s speech, and using frame-by-frame analysis combined with photos and satellite imagery of Caracas to try to pinpoint locations of additional footage that has emerged to determine whether the drone attack claim stands up.The Venezuelan government has claimed the drones used were DJI Matrice 600s, each carrying approximately 1kg of C4 plastic explosive and, when detonated, capable of causing damage at a radius of around 50 meters.DJI Matrice 600 drones are a commercial model, normally used for industrial work — with a U.S. price tag of around $5,000 apiece, suggesting the attack could have cost little over $10k to carry out — with 1kg of plastic explosive available commercially (for demolition purposes) at a cost of around $30.Bellingcat says its analysis supports the government’s claim that the drone model used was a DJI Matrice 600, noting that the drones involved in the event each had six rotors.It also points to a photo of drone wreckage which appears to show the distinctive silver rotor tip of the model, although it also notes the drones appear to have had their legs removed.Venezuela’s interior minister, Nestor Reverol, also claimed the government thwarted the attack using "special techniques and [radio] signal inhibitors", which "disoriented" the drone that detonated closest to the presidential stand — a capability Bellingcat notes the Venezuelan security services are reported to have.The second drone was said by Reverol to have "lost control" and crashed into a nearby building.Bellingcat says it is possible to geolocate the video of the falling drone to the same location as the fire in the apartment that firefighters had claimed was caused by a gas canister explosion.It adds that images taken of this location during the fire show a hole in the wall of the apartment in the vicinity of where the drone would have crashed."It is a very likely possibility that the downed drone subsequently detonated, creating the hole in the wall of this apartment, igniting a fire, and causing the sound of the second explosion which can be heard in Video 2 [of the state TV broadcast of Maduro’s speech]," it further suggests.Here’s its conclusion:From the open sources of information available, it appears that an attack took place using two DBIEDs while Maduro was giving a speech.Both the drones appear visually similar to DJI Matrice 600s, with at least one displaying features that are consistent with this model.These drones appear to have been loaded with explosive and flown towards the parade.The first drone detonated somewhere above or near the parade, the most likely cause of the casualties announced by the Venezuelan government and pictured on social media.The second drone crashed and exploded approximately 14 seconds later and 400 meters away from the stage, and is the most likely cause of the fire which the Venezuelan firefighters described.It also considers the claim of attribution by a group on social media, calling itself "Soldados de Franelas" (aka ‘T-Shirt Soldiers’ — a reference to a technique used by protestors wrapping a t-shirt around their head to cover their face and protect their identity), suggesting it’s not clear from the group’s Twitter messages that they are "unequivocally claiming responsibility for the event", owing to use of passive language, and to a claim that the drones were shot down by government snipers — which it says "does not appear to be supported by the open source information available".

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A wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday killed 107 people in the country ' s deadliest day in more than two years after al - Qaida warned it would mount new attacks and sought to retake territory . Officials said at least 214 people were wounded in 27 different attacks launched in 18 cities , shattering a relative calm which had held in the lead - up to the start on Saturday of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan . In Monday ' s deadliest attack -- a string of roadside bombs and a car bomb followed by a suicide attack targeting emergency responders in the town of Taji -- at least 42 people were killed and 40 wounded , according to two medical officials . " I heard explosions in the distance so I left my house and I saw a car outside , " said 40 - year - old Taji resident Abu Mohammed , who added that police inspectors concluded the vehicle was a car bomb . " We asked the neighbors to leave their houses , but when they were leaving , the bomb went off . " Abu Mohammed said he witnessed the deaths of an elderly woman carrying a newborn baby and of the policeman who had first concluded the car was packed with explosives . An Agence France Presse reporter at the scene said a row of houses were completely destroyed , and residents were rummaging through the rubble in search of victims and their belongings . In Baghdad , meanwhile , a car bomb outside a government office responsible for producing identity papers in the Shiite bastion of Sadr City killed at least 12 people and wounded 22 others , security and medical officials said . " This attack is a terrible crime against humanity , because they did it during Ramadan , while people are fasting , " said one elderly witness who declined to be identified . An AFP journalist said eight nearby cars were badly burned and many of the victims of the 9 : 30 am ( 0630 GMT ) attack could not be identified because their papers were inside the offices that were targeted . Two other explosions in the Baghdad neighborhoods of Husseiniyah and Yarmouk killed at least four people and left 24 others wounded , while a car bomb in the town of Tarmiyah , just north of Baghdad , hurt nine people , officials said . Checkpoint shootings and bomb blasts in restive ethnically - mixed Diyala province killed 11 people and left 40 others wounded , security officials and doctor Ahmed Ibrahim from the main hospital in provincial capital Baquba said . Insurgents also launched attacks on a military base near the town of Dhuluiyah , killing at least 15 Iraqi soldiers and leaving two others wounded , according to two security officials . Two other attacks in the same province -- a shooting at a checkpoint and a car bomb near a Shiite mosque -- left three people dead and six wounded , officials said . Nine bomb blasts , some of them minutes apart , meanwhile killed seven people and wounded 29 in Kirkuk city and the eponymous province ' s towns of Dibis and Tuz Khurmatu . Three different attacks -- a car bomb , a roadside blast and a shooting -- in the main northern city of Mosul and the nearby town of Baaj left nine people dead and seven wounded , according to Iraqi army First Lieutenant Waad Mohammed and police Lieutenant Mohammed al - Juburi . A roadside bomb at a market in the center of the town of Diwaniyah , south of Baghdad , killed three people and left 25 hurt , provincial health chief Adnan Turki said . In the western town of Heet , a car bomb exploded near an army patrol , killing one soldier and wounding 10 others , according to an Iraqi army captain and doctor Abdulwahab al - Shammari from the town hospital . The attacks came a day after a spate of bombings across Iraq killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly 100 others . Monday ' s toll was the highest since May 10 , 2010 , when 110 people were killed . The latest violence comes after the country suffered a spike in unrest in June when at least 282 people were killed , according to an AFP tally based on figures supplied by officials and medics , although government figures said 131 Iraqis died . Although those figures are markedly lower than during the peak of Iraq ' s communal bloodshed from 2006 to 2008 , attacks remain common . There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday ' s attacks , but al - Qaida ' s front group in Iraq has warned in recent days that it seeks to retake territory in the country . The Islamic State of Iraq warned in an audio message posted on various jihadist forums that it would begin targeting judges and prosecutors , and appealed for the help of Sunni tribes in its quest to recapture territory it once held . " We are starting a new stage , " said the voice on the message , purportedly that of Abu Bakr al - Baghdadi , who has been leader of the Islamic State of Iraq since May 2010 . " The first priority in this is releasing Muslim prisoners everywhere , and chasing and eliminating judges and investigators and their guards . " It was not possible to verify whether the voice was that of Baghdadi . The speaker added : " On the occasion of the beginning of the return of the state to the areas that we left , I urge you to carry out more efforts , and send your sons with the mujahedeen to defend your religion and obey God . "

A wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday killed 107 people in the country's deadliest day in more than two years after al-Qaida warned it would mount new attacks and sought to retake territory.Officials said at least 214 people were wounded in 27 different attacks launched in 18 cities, shattering a relative calm which had held in the lead-up to the start on Saturday of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.In Monday's deadliest attack -- a string of roadside bombs and a car bomb followed by a suicide attack targeting emergency responders in the town of Taji -- at least 42 people were killed and 40 wounded, according to two medical officials."I heard explosions in the distance so I left my house and I saw a car outside," said 40-year-old Taji resident Abu Mohammed, who added that police inspectors concluded the vehicle was a car bomb."We asked the neighbors to leave their houses, but when they were leaving, the bomb went off."Abu Mohammed said he witnessed the deaths of an elderly woman carrying a newborn baby and of the policeman who had first concluded the car was packed with explosives.An Agence France Presse reporter at the scene said a row of houses were completely destroyed, and residents were rummaging through the rubble in search of victims and their belongings.In Baghdad, meanwhile, a car bomb outside a government office responsible for producing identity papers in the Shiite bastion of Sadr City killed at least 12 people and wounded 22 others, security and medical officials said."This attack is a terrible crime against humanity, because they did it during Ramadan, while people are fasting," said one elderly witness who declined to be identified.An AFP journalist said eight nearby cars were badly burned and many of the victims of the 9:30 am (0630 GMT) attack could not be identified because their papers were inside the offices that were targeted.Two other explosions in the Baghdad neighborhoods of Husseiniyah and Yarmouk killed at least four people and left 24 others wounded, while a car bomb in the town of Tarmiyah, just north of Baghdad, hurt nine people, officials said.Checkpoint shootings and bomb blasts in restive ethnically-mixed Diyala province killed 11 people and left 40 others wounded, security officials and doctor Ahmed Ibrahim from the main hospital in provincial capital Baquba said.Insurgents also launched attacks on a military base near the town of Dhuluiyah, killing at least 15 Iraqi soldiers and leaving two others wounded, according to two security officials.Two other attacks in the same province -- a shooting at a checkpoint and a car bomb near a Shiite mosque -- left three people dead and six wounded, officials said.Nine bomb blasts, some of them minutes apart, meanwhile killed seven people and wounded 29 in Kirkuk city and the eponymous province's towns of Dibis and Tuz Khurmatu.Three different attacks -- a car bomb, a roadside blast and a shooting -- in the main northern city of Mosul and the nearby town of Baaj left nine people dead and seven wounded, according to Iraqi army First Lieutenant Waad Mohammed and police Lieutenant Mohammed al-Juburi.A roadside bomb at a market in the center of the town of Diwaniyah, south of Baghdad, killed three people and left 25 hurt, provincial health chief Adnan Turki said.In the western town of Heet, a car bomb exploded near an army patrol, killing one soldier and wounding 10 others, according to an Iraqi army captain and doctor Abdulwahab al-Shammari from the town hospital.The attacks came a day after a spate of bombings across Iraq killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly 100 others. Monday's toll was the highest since May 10, 2010, when 110 people were killed.The latest violence comes after the country suffered a spike in unrest in June when at least 282 people were killed, according to an AFP tally based on figures supplied by officials and medics, although government figures said 131 Iraqis died.Although those figures are markedly lower than during the peak of Iraq's communal bloodshed from 2006 to 2008, attacks remain common.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attacks, but al-Qaida's front group in Iraq has warned in recent days that it seeks to retake territory in the country.The Islamic State of Iraq warned in an audio message posted on various jihadist forums that it would begin targeting judges and prosecutors, and appealed for the help of Sunni tribes in its quest to recapture territory it once held."We are starting a new stage," said the voice on the message, purportedly that of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has been leader of the Islamic State of Iraq since May 2010."The first priority in this is releasing Muslim prisoners everywhere, and chasing and eliminating judges and investigators and their guards."It was not possible to verify whether the voice was that of Baghdadi.The speaker added: "On the occasion of the beginning of the return of the state to the areas that we left, I urge you to carry out more efforts, and send your sons with the mujahedeen to defend your religion and obey God."

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Cuba sidesteps Colombia ’ s request to extradite the rebels after Bogota blames the group for Thursday ’ s car bombing . Colombia has asked Cuba to hand over the rebels affiliated with National Liberation Army ( ELN ) , who were in Havana for peace talks , after a deadly car bombing in Bogota was blamed on the group . Conservative President Ivan Duque urged Communist - ruled Cuba , a host and one of the guarantors of the peace process , to send home the ELN rebels in Havana . Cuba ’ s foreign minister said in a tweet late on Friday that the country would respect the protocols of the negotiations it had been hosting and was consulting with both parties and the guarantors of the talks . On Friday , Colombia blamed the leftist ELN for the bombing of a police academy in Bogota that killed 20 people as well as the attacker , dealing a big blow to the peace process . 190102132047518 Duque then announced that he was reinstating arrest warrants for 10 ELN members , who are part of the group ’ s delegation to the Cuba talks . The talks were aimed at ending more than five decades of fighting by the Marxist - inspired group . Duque said that Cuba must not protect the rebels . The police academy car bombing “ was a crime that violated human rights and no such act deserves [ Cuba acting ] to avoid justice being done ” , Duque said while giving a speech in Tolima . Colombians , including Duque , planned to join in a march on Sunday to protest against the car bombing , the worst such attack in the country in 16 years . Last rebel group In November , Colombia asked Cuba to capture ELN rebel commander Nicolas Rodriguez and provide information about the presence of other commanders in the Cuban territory . The government in Bogota also asked Havana to act on an Interpol Red Notice against Rodriguez . The Cuban government did not respond publicly to that request or made a statement about the issue . Colombia has experienced several years of relative calm since the 2016 peace accord signed by then - President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ( FARC ) fighters . 190118182118648 With the landmark agreement turning the former rebels into a political party , the smaller ELN is considered the last active rebel group in the country . True to his election promises , Duque has taken a hard line against the ELN . Peace talks with the ELN began in February 2017 under Santos , but Duque has put them on hold until the rebels free all their hostages and stop attacks on military and civilian targets . The group is believed to be currently holding 17 hostages , some of them for several years .

Cuba sidesteps Colombia’s request to extradite the rebels after Bogota blames the group for Thursday’s car bombing.Colombia has asked Cuba to hand over the rebels affiliated with National Liberation Army (ELN), who were in Havana for peace talks, after a deadly car bombing in Bogota was blamed on the group.Conservative President Ivan Duque urged Communist-ruled Cuba, a host and one of the guarantors of the peace process, to send home the ELN rebels in Havana.Cuba’s foreign minister said in a tweet late on Friday that the country would respect the protocols of the negotiations it had been hosting and was consulting with both parties and the guarantors of the talks.On Friday, Colombia blamed the leftist ELN for the bombing of a police academy in Bogota that killed 20 people as well as the attacker, dealing a big blow to the peace process.190102132047518Duque then announced that he was reinstating arrest warrants for 10 ELN members, who are part of the group’s delegation to the Cuba talks.The talks were aimed at ending more than five decades of fighting by the Marxist-inspired group. Duque said that Cuba must not protect the rebels.The police academy car bombing “was a crime that violated human rights and no such act deserves [Cuba acting] to avoid justice being done”, Duque said while giving a speech in Tolima.Colombians, including Duque, planned to join in a march on Sunday to protest against the car bombing, the worst such attack in the country in 16 years.Last rebel groupIn November, Colombia asked Cuba to capture ELN rebel commander Nicolas Rodriguez and provide information about the presence of other commanders in the Cuban territory.The government in Bogota also asked Havana to act on an Interpol Red Notice against Rodriguez. The Cuban government did not respond publicly to that request or made a statement about the issue.Colombia has experienced several years of relative calm since the 2016 peace accord signed by then-President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fighters.190118182118648With the landmark agreement turning the former rebels into a political party, the smaller ELN is considered the last active rebel group in the country.True to his election promises, Duque has taken a hard line against the ELN.Peace talks with the ELN began in February 2017 under Santos, but Duque has put them on hold until the rebels free all their hostages and stop attacks on military and civilian targets.The group is believed to be currently holding 17 hostages, some of them for several years.

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Get all the latest politics news Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email One of the IRA ’ s most senior former officers has admitted for the first time that the terror group is responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings . Kieran Conway , who was head of the IRA ’ s intelligence - gathering department in the 1970s , broke a 40 - year silence by the organisation to make the admission . He admitted he was “ appalled and ashamed ” because he claimed the bombing of civilians went against everything it stood for . He said the attacks on The Mulberry Bush and The Tavern in The Town had been in revenge for the death of IRA bomber James McDade . At first he feared that the timing of the attacks - with very little warning - had been deliberate because “ tempers were high ” . But he was later told that the IRA unit involved had tried to use “ a succession of phone boxes ” which were out of order , significantly delaying the bomb - warning call . Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now Listen to our recreation of the Birmingham pub bombings warning call - made to the Birmingham Post & Mail newsroom Conway , who makes the admissions in his new memoir , also revealed that soon after the bombings the IRA ’ s England Operational Commander and his adjutant “ made it back home ” to Dublin for an urgent de - brief and to assess the impact of the disaster as far as the terrorists were concerned . Birmingham pub bombings : Minute by minute - 24 hours that changed our city forever Funding for the terrorists dried up almost overnight and the bombings , which left 21 dead and almost 200 injured , including many maimed for life , cost them hugely in the propaganda war . And in an interview he confirmed that the IRA hierarchy in Dublin knew all along that the six Irishmen arrested for the explosions were innocent “ from the get go , from the very start . ” Now , Julie and Brian Hambleton , who lost their sister Maxine in the bombings and lead the city ’ s Justice4the21 campaign , called on West Midlands Police and David Cameron to take immediate action . Julie said : “ I am expecting West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims and West Midlands Police Force to interview with Mr Conway with immediate effect . “ And I hope that Mr Cameron , who a week ago told The House of Commons that the pub bombers must be found , takes note of this development and ensures that the police follow this through . ” Brian added : “ The police keep saying they won ’ t do anything because there is no fresh evidence . Well , here it is in black and white . It ’ s an admission . They have got to do something with this information . ” The Birmingham pub bombings - The 28 numbers that add up to a cover - up , say campaigners Mr Conway , now a criminal lawyer in Dublin , says in the book that where off - duty soldiers were the targets of bombings “ I had little sympathy for either the soldiers or the unfortunate civilians who had been sharing their drinking space . ” He continued : “ The Birmingham bombs were another matter . " The bombings came after British police disrupted funeral arrangements for James McDade , a volunteer who had himself died in a premature explosion in England . “ Tempers were high and I , for one , certainly at first feared that the local IRA had knowingly caused these dreadful casualties – 21 people were killed and a great many others injured . ” “ I was appalled and personally ashamed of the bombing , which went against everything we claimed to stand for . ” He said he told two other senior IRA figures , Dave O ’ Connell and Kevin Mallon “ exactly what I thought ” when they met up . “ In fact , both men were themselves furious , fully recognising not just the damage the bombing had caused to the IRA but its immorality as well . ” McDade , a lieutenant in the Birmingham Brigade of the IRA , blew himself up while trying to plant a bomb at Coventry Telephone exchange a week before the pub bombings . Neither The Mulberry Bush nor The Tavern in The Town had any military connection . Normal IRA procedure at the time for any attack on non - military targets was to give a 30 - minute warning in order for full evacuations to take place . Read our docudrama minute - by - minute recreation of the events of November 21 1974 The Birmingham Mail received an ambiguous call at 8 . 11pm on November 21 . The caller did not identify either pub , referring instead to The Rotunda , above The Mulberry Bush and the New Street Tax Office , which was above the underground Tavern in The Town . The first bomb destroyed The Mulberry Bush just six minutes later . The Tavern was destroyed at 8 . 27pm . Conway was not directly involved in the debrief with the England Operational Commander . But he said he was later told “ that the early indications were that the casualties were the result of yet another failure in the warning system , a succession of phone boxes from which the warning might have been relayed having proved to be inoperable . ” In an interview with a national newspaper he described the Birmingham pub bombings as “ a total disaster . ” He added that the secret ‘ Feakle Talks ’ , held a couple of weeks after the bombings , were used by the IRA to try to start to repair its image after the Birmingham and the Guildford pub bombings . The talks , in Feakle , County Clare , involved senior IRA officials and Protestant clergymen and ended abruptly after a tip - off that Irish Special Branch officers were on their way to arrest the republicans . But they set in train a process that eventually led to a brief ceasefire that began on December 22 , 1974 . Conway had been recruited in 1970 , having been radicalised during the 1968 student protest movements . He met with senior republicans , including future deputy first minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams . Adams continues to deny that he was ever in the IRA . Conway was later jailed in Belfast ’ s notorious Crumlin Road prison and went on hunger strike to achieve political status . Although he left the IRA in 1975 , he rejoined during the 1981 hunger strike , then finally broke with the republican movement for good in 1993 when the British and Irish governments announced the Downing Street Declaration . He claimed the declaration basically reinforced partition . “ The IRA went on ceasefire , it decommissioned and did all the things they said they would never do , and disappeared into history , ” he said . “ It was a complete and utter defeat , absolutely . ” In his book he also claims that rogue Irish police officers colluded with the IRA throughout the Troubles and that members of the Dublin establishment , including several mainstream politicians , aided the Provisionals in their armed campaign . * Southside Provisional : From Freedom Fighter to The Four Courts is published by Orpen press .

Get all the latest politics news Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailOne of the IRA’s most senior former officers has admitted for the first time that the terror group is responsible for the Birmingham pub bombings.Kieran Conway, who was head of the IRA’s intelligence-gathering department in the 1970s, broke a 40-year silence by the organisation to make the admission.He admitted he was “appalled and ashamed” because he claimed the bombing of civilians went against everything it stood for.He said the attacks on The Mulberry Bush and The Tavern in The Town had been in revenge for the death of IRA bomber James McDade.At first he feared that the timing of the attacks - with very little warning - had been deliberate because “tempers were high”.But he was later told that the IRA unit involved had tried to use “a succession of phone boxes” which were out of order, significantly delaying the bomb-warning call.Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play nowListen to our recreation of the Birmingham pub bombings warning call - made to the Birmingham Post & Mail newsroomConway, who makes the admissions in his new memoir, also revealed that soon after the bombings the IRA’s England Operational Commander and his adjutant “made it back home” to Dublin for an urgent de-brief and to assess the impact of the disaster as far as the terrorists were concerned.Birmingham pub bombings: Minute by minute - 24 hours that changed our city foreverFunding for the terrorists dried up almost overnight and the bombings, which left 21 dead and almost 200 injured, including many maimed for life, cost them hugely in the propaganda war.And in an interview he confirmed that the IRA hierarchy in Dublin knew all along that the six Irishmen arrested for the explosions were innocent “from the get go, from the very start.”Now, Julie and Brian Hambleton, who lost their sister Maxine in the bombings and lead the city’s Justice4the21 campaign, called on West Midlands Police and David Cameron to take immediate action.Julie said: “I am expecting West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims and West Midlands Police Force to interview with Mr Conway with immediate effect.“And I hope that Mr Cameron, who a week ago told The House of Commons that the pub bombers must be found, takes note of this development and ensures that the police follow this through.”Brian added: “The police keep saying they won’t do anything because there is no fresh evidence. Well, here it is in black and white. It’s an admission. They have got to do something with this information.”The Birmingham pub bombings - The 28 numbers that add up to a cover-up, say campaignersMr Conway, now a criminal lawyer in Dublin, says in the book that where off-duty soldiers were the targets of bombings “I had little sympathy for either the soldiers or the unfortunate civilians who had been sharing their drinking space.”He continued: “The Birmingham bombs were another matter."The bombings came after British police disrupted funeral arrangements for James McDade, a volunteer who had himself died in a premature explosion in England.“Tempers were high and I, for one, certainly at first feared that the local IRA had knowingly caused these dreadful casualties – 21 people were killed and a great many others injured.”“I was appalled and personally ashamed of the bombing, which went against everything we claimed to stand for.”He said he told two other senior IRA figures, Dave O’Connell and Kevin Mallon “exactly what I thought” when they met up.“In fact, both men were themselves furious, fully recognising not just the damage the bombing had caused to the IRA but its immorality as well.”McDade, a lieutenant in the Birmingham Brigade of the IRA, blew himself up while trying to plant a bomb at Coventry Telephone exchange a week before the pub bombings.Neither The Mulberry Bush nor The Tavern in The Town had any military connection.Normal IRA procedure at the time for any attack on non-military targets was to give a 30-minute warning in order for full evacuations to take place.Read our docudrama minute-by-minute recreation of the events of November 21 1974The Birmingham Mail received an ambiguous call at 8.11pm on November 21. The caller did not identify either pub, referring instead to The Rotunda, above The Mulberry Bush and the New Street Tax Office, which was above the underground Tavern in The Town.The first bomb destroyed The Mulberry Bush just six minutes later. The Tavern was destroyed at 8.27pm.Conway was not directly involved in the debrief with the England Operational Commander.But he said he was later told “that the early indications were that the casualties were the result of yet another failure in the warning system, a succession of phone boxes from which the warning might have been relayed having proved to be inoperable.”In an interview with a national newspaper he described the Birmingham pub bombings as “a total disaster.”He added that the secret ‘Feakle Talks’, held a couple of weeks after the bombings, were used by the IRA to try to start to repair its image after the Birmingham and the Guildford pub bombings.The talks, in Feakle, County Clare, involved senior IRA officials and Protestant clergymen and ended abruptly after a tip-off that Irish Special Branch officers were on their way to arrest the republicans.But they set in train a process that eventually led to a brief ceasefire that began on December 22, 1974.Conway had been recruited in 1970, having been radicalised during the 1968 student protest movements.He met with senior republicans, including future deputy first minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams.Adams continues to deny that he was ever in the IRA.Conway was later jailed in Belfast’s notorious Crumlin Road prison and went on hunger strike to achieve political status.Although he left the IRA in 1975, he rejoined during the 1981 hunger strike, then finally broke with the republican movement for good in 1993 when the British and Irish governments announced the Downing Street Declaration.He claimed the declaration basically reinforced partition.“The IRA went on ceasefire, it decommissioned and did all the things they said they would never do, and disappeared into history,” he said.“It was a complete and utter defeat, absolutely.”In his book he also claims that rogue Irish police officers colluded with the IRA throughout the Troubles and that members of the Dublin establishment, including several mainstream politicians, aided the Provisionals in their armed campaign.* Southside Provisional: From Freedom Fighter to The Four Courts is published by Orpen press.

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By MARI YAMAGUCHI , Associated Press TOKYO ( AP ) — Japanese police have arrested a man who admitted to landing a drone with low - level radioactive sand on the roof of the prime minister ' s office to protest the government ' s nuclear energy policy , officials said Saturday . Tokyo metropolitan police said Yasuo Yamamoto , 40 , turned himself in to authorities late Friday in Fukui in western Japan . The small drone found Wednesday had traces of radiation and triggered fears of potential terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial devices , the prime ministers ' office has said . The infiltration at Japan ' s political headquarters has also raised questions over the level of security there . No one was injured and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was traveling at the time of the incident . Police said Yamamoto was arrested on suspicion of flying the drone and obstructing duties at the prime minister ' s office . He has not been indicted and faces further questioning . Public broadcaster NHK said police quoted the unemployed man as saying he did it to protest the government ' s nuclear energy policy . Fukui is home to about a quarter of Japan ' s 48 reactors , which are currently all offline following the 2011 tsunami - triggered Fukushima plant disaster . Abe ' s administration wants to restart as many of the idled plants as possible . The drone was carrying a small camera and a plastic bottle containing what police suspect was the source of radioactive cesium , levels of which were too low to affect humans or the environment . The suspect said he used the sand from an unspecified location in Fukushima , where radiation levels are still high due to fallouts from the Fukushima Dai - ichi meltdowns , NHK said . The government has set up a task force to work on regulations for the use of small drones while ensuring the security of key government facilities . Drones have become increasingly popular in Japan for industrial , service and entertainment use . At a meeting Friday , task force members cautioned against excessive restrictions on the emerging market for drones . It is not clear exactly when the drone landed because workers at the office in central Tokyo rarely go up to the roof . An official taking new employees on a building tour reportedly spotted the drone . A blog with an anti - nuclear theme managed under the name " Kantei ( prime minister ' s office ) Santa " contained photos of a drone that looked like the one found Wednesday . In one entry , the anonymous writer said he drove from his hometown in Obama city in Fukui to Tokyo and flew the drone in the early hours of April 9 , trying to have it land in the yard of the prime minister ' s office , but that he eventually lost track of the device . In the United States in January , a drone flown by an off - duty intelligence employee crashed on the White House grounds .

By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated PressTOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested a man who admitted to landing a drone with low-level radioactive sand on the roof of the prime minister's office to protest the government's nuclear energy policy, officials said Saturday.Tokyo metropolitan police said Yasuo Yamamoto, 40, turned himself in to authorities late Friday in Fukui in western Japan.The small drone found Wednesday had traces of radiation and triggered fears of potential terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial devices, the prime ministers' office has said. The infiltration at Japan's political headquarters has also raised questions over the level of security there.No one was injured and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was traveling at the time of the incident.Police said Yamamoto was arrested on suspicion of flying the drone and obstructing duties at the prime minister's office. He has not been indicted and faces further questioning.Public broadcaster NHK said police quoted the unemployed man as saying he did it to protest the government's nuclear energy policy.Fukui is home to about a quarter of Japan's 48 reactors, which are currently all offline following the 2011 tsunami-triggered Fukushima plant disaster. Abe's administration wants to restart as many of the idled plants as possible.The drone was carrying a small camera and a plastic bottle containing what police suspect was the source of radioactive cesium, levels of which were too low to affect humans or the environment.The suspect said he used the sand from an unspecified location in Fukushima, where radiation levels are still high due to fallouts from the Fukushima Dai-ichi meltdowns, NHK said.The government has set up a task force to work on regulations for the use of small drones while ensuring the security of key government facilities. Drones have become increasingly popular in Japan for industrial, service and entertainment use. At a meeting Friday, task force members cautioned against excessive restrictions on the emerging market for drones.It is not clear exactly when the drone landed because workers at the office in central Tokyo rarely go up to the roof. An official taking new employees on a building tour reportedly spotted the drone.A blog with an anti-nuclear theme managed under the name "Kantei (prime minister's office) Santa" contained photos of a drone that looked like the one found Wednesday. In one entry, the anonymous writer said he drove from his hometown in Obama city in Fukui to Tokyo and flew the drone in the early hours of April 9, trying to have it land in the yard of the prime minister's office, but that he eventually lost track of the device.In the United States in January, a drone flown by an off-duty intelligence employee crashed on the White House grounds.

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