Authorities in the country issued an alert thursday. Warning at least ten suicide bombers, affiliated with abu sayyaf, are in kuala lumpur where the president is meetingng with asian leaderertoday. Leaders of the terror group have pledged allegiance to isis. Tina kraus cbs news paris. 3 police think abba ood abaaoud is connected to four other failed attacks four other connected to abaaoud is abba ood police think 3 news paris. 3 3 police think abba ood abaaoud is connected to four other failed attacks in france this year. Even the one on a train in august when a man with a gun was taken out by three american passengers. 3 Winter Weather means the Iowa Department of transportation is getting ready to help keep the roads clear and safe to drive. 3 over the last few days crews have been getting their Winter Weather equipment ready to go. Itll be a warmer snow. So crews arent pre treating the roads. The wintery mix well get could wash away the brine. All the trucks are filled with salt and
In paris todayay the mememials to the 129 who died continue to grow. And officials confirm that the man they believe planned the attacks was killed yesterday. Abdelhamid abaaoud. Elizabeth palmer is in paris. Reporter abaaoud, a convicted isisecruiter and presesed terrorist mastermind was killed here in a suburban apartment. gunfire as he and his accomplices made their last stand in a ferocious gun battle with Police Wednesday morning. Theolice arent sure if the 28yearold was shot or if he blew himself up, but forensic officers had to rely on skin samples and fingerprints to identify his dismembered body. French media say the woman who is thought to have detonated a suicide vest in the shootout i abieieds cousin, hasna aitboulahcen. Authorities believe abaaoud not only directed the paris attacks last friday but is connected to four out of six other failed attacks in france this year, including one on a train in august when a gunman was overpowered by three american passengers. French i
Jamie yuccas examines why this state has become a Fertile Ground for terror groups. Reporter 18yearold dahir ali is exactly who groups like isis are looking to recruit. Hes young, muslim, and often feels like an outsider. People come up to me and say youre this, youre that, youre a terrorist. Reporter he grew up in the Cedar Riverside community in minneapolis which has the largest somali population in the country. Many came as refugees in the 1990s. The Unemployment Rate here is 21 , three times the state average. And an Alarming Number of young somali men from this neighborhood have left to join extremist groups. Since 2007, two dozen have joined al shabaab in somalia. Imam Adbisalam Adam is part of a Community Task force created this summer to stop the radicalization. Its really time for muslims to really, you know, stand up and really fight these groups and defeat them through both faith and militarily, too. Reporter what is so appealing to young people . They are appealing to the s
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Jeff pegues. We are not aware of any credible threat here of a paristype attack. And we have seen no connection at all between the paris attackers and the united states. Reporter f. B. I. Director james comey tried to tamp down fear today. He said terrific task forces across the country have been ordered to step up their surveillance of potential suspects. Comey says the f. B. I. Is investigating dozens of people deemed high risks for carrying out a copycat paris attack. He vowed to cover them luke a blanket. U. S. Attorney general Loretta Lynch we take all threats seriously. Were acting aggressively to defuse threats as they emerge, and we are vigorously investigating and prosecuting those who seek to harm the american people. Reporter u. S. Officials remain concerned about lone wolf attacks inspired by those isis videos. Comey says the propaganda influences what he calls troubled souls. When two isisinspired extremists tried to attack a mohammed cartoon contest in garland, texas back