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NC man found guilty in plot to behead witnesses

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man serving a 45-year sentence for a terror plot to attack a U.S. Marine base and overseas targets was found guilty Thursday in a murder-for-hire plot to behead witnesses who testified against him. Hysen Sherifi, 28, of Raleigh was found guilty Thursday of nine

Convicted US terrorist in NC beheading plot trial

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 6th

By EMERY P. DALESIOAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man who is already serving prison time for a homegrown terror plot read Quranic verses to jurors and scolded federal court officials at the start of his new trial on charges that he plotted to have government witnesses

Anonymous movement protests on Guy Fawkes night

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

LONDON (AP) - Several hundred protesters wearing masks have gathered outside the British Parliament to mark Guy Fawkes night. The protesters Monday were supporters of Anonymous, a loosely-organized movement of cyber rebels and activists. Anonymous draws much of its iconography from the story of

Ohio teen's sentencing delayed in Craigslist plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By THOMAS J. SHEERANAssociated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) - With a possible deal for leniency in the works, sentencing was delayed Monday for an Ohio teenager convicted in a deadly plot to lure men desperate for work with phony Craigslist job offers. Judge Lynne Callahan said sentencing for 17-year

Syrian chaos deepens as rebels, Palestinians fight

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - New chaos engulfed Syria's civil war as Palestinian supporters and opponents of the embattled regime were swept up Monday in intense fighting in Damascus, while rival rebel groups clashed over control of a Turkish border crossing. The rare

NBC sites hacked by 'pyknic'; quickly restored

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 5th

By MARCY GORDON and RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Several NBC websites were hacked on Sunday by a person or group calling itself "pyknic" and suggesting a possible link to the cyber-attack group Anonymous. It appeared that the "defacement" of the affected sub-sites

Syrian rebels capture oilfield near Iraqi border

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 4th

By BARBARA SURKAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels firing mortars and rocket-propelled grenades captured an oilfield in the country's east on Sunday after three days of fierce fighting with government troops protecting the facility, activists said. The head of the Britain-based

Soldier, accomplice guilty in murder-for-hire case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A U.S. soldier was convicted Thursday in a murder-for-hire scheme in which prosecutors say he agreed to help kill a man for undercover agents posing as members of a Mexican drug cartel in exchange for drugs and cash. A federal jury in

Brother pleads guilty in NC beheading plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The younger brother of a North Carolina terror suspect serving 45 years in prison for plotting to attack a Marine base pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting to behead government witnesses who testified against his sibling. Shkumbin Sherifi

Mass. man sentenced to 17 years in terror plot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 1st

By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts man was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison in a plot to fly remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. Rezwan Ferdaus, 27, of Ashland, pleaded guilty in July to attempting