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UC Berkeley Grad Recovers From Terrorist Attack In Kenya
A University of California at Berkeley graduate was one of about 175 people injured in a deadly terrorist attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya over the weekend.
New Poll Out On 9/11 Anniversary Finds Fewer Americans Fear Terror Attacks
Fewer Americans fear their families could become victims of a terror attack, according to a new poll.
Public Doubts Rise About Surveillance, Privacy On 12th Anniversary Of 9/11
A majority of Americans believe the U.S. government is doing a poor job of protecting privacy rights, according to a new poll…
Bay Area Travelers Going Abroad Warned About Terrorist Threat
Travelers and U.S. citizens living abroad were warned Friday that terrorist attacks are being planned this month against U.S. and Western targets, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
San Francisco, Other U.S. Cities Seek Street Surveillance In Wake Of Boston Bombing
Police and politicians across the United States are pointing to the use of video surveillance that helped identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets.
Boston Bomb Victims Commemorated At London Marathon
On a glorious spring day in the British capital, thousands of runners offered tributes to those killed and injured in Boston last Monday.
Boston Marathon Bombs Believed To Be Pressure Cookers Filled With Shrapnel
Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out – with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel – but said they still didn’t know who did it and why.
Oakland Bank Bomb Plot Suspect May Get Mental Health Evaluation
A Bay Area man arrested in an FBI terrorism sting after he allegedly tried to blow up an Oakland bank with an inoperative bomb may need a mental health evaluation, his defense lawyer said Thursday.
FBI Thwarts San Jose Man’s Alleged Terror Plot To Blow Up Oakland Bank
A San Jose man who purportedly wanted to spark a civil war in the U.S. was arrested by federal agents Friday after he allegedly attempted to detonate a car bomb at a bank in Oakland, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
BART Spending Millions On Security Measures, Improving WiFi Service
Bay Area Rapid Transit will soon begin major upgrades to its police communications center and computer systems so that central command can respond more rapidly to crimes and disturbances, transit officials said.
