Terrorism

PALIGANJ - Dozens of farmers are guarding their potato crop with guns as they fear Maoist guerrillas may attack their fields, police said Wednesday.

BHUBANESWAR - An 18-year-old woman Maoist Wednesday surrendered to the police in Orissa's Rayagada district to escape a forced marriage with a fellow guerrilla, authorities said.

WASHINGTON - The Christmas Day foiled attack on a US passenger plane was most likely a proof-of-concept attempt, and had it worked then more attacks with similar devices could have followed, according to a US strategic think tank.

LONDON - Umar Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian suspect who allegedly tried to blow up a passenger jet in Detroit Dec 25, was sexually frustrated and had jihad fantasies, a media report said.

WASHINGTON - When the man charged with the most serious terrorist attack on the US in years disappeared some months ago, his Nigerian family tried to track him down.