Yep, sick and weird.
A member of an al-Qaeda linked Islamic group suspected of carrying out a deadly bus bombing in the Philippine capital in 2005 has been arrested, police said today.
Intelligence operatives arrested Ricardo Ayeras, also known as Abdul Kareem, and a member of the Rajah Solaiman movement, in Quezon province south of Manila on Wednesday, national police said.
Revelations of the arrest came hours after Philippine President Gloria Arroyo assured Asian leaders adequate security was in place to prevent terrorist attacks during their summits in central Cebu city this week.
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Egyptian Weekly Roz Al-Yousef: Bush Should Be Executed
January 9, 2007
On the cover of its January 6, 2007 issue, the mainstream Egyptian weekly Roz Al-Yousef featured a manipulated photo of Saddam Hussein's execution, in which Saddam's head was replaced with that of U.S. President George W. Bush (see below). The photo was titled "Bush's Execution."
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AEP power plant blast in Ohio kills one
Jan 8, 2007
An explosion at American Electric Power's (AEP) Muskingum River power plant in Beverly, Ohio, on Monday morning killed one person and injured six to eight others, AEP and the local fire department said. The blast occurred while hydrogen was being delivered to the plant, killing the driver of the delivery truck, said Melissa McHenry, AEP spokeswoman.
Unit 5, rated at 585-megawatts, tripped off-line, McHenry said. Muskingum's other four units, totaling 840-MW, are on-line. The company did not have details on those injured but said the injuries appeared to be minor.
The cause of the explosion was not immediately known, according to McHenry. The explosion occurred outside the plant, she said. 'We don't know yet the extent of the damage to the plant.'
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