Call for justice after death of Lockerbie bomber Megrahi

The mother of one of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing has said she feels no pity at the death of the man convicted of the attack.

Susan Cohen, whose only child, Theodora, died on Pan Am 103 when she was 20, said that the Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi deserved to die.

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IOC: No silence for Munich at London Games

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed it will not hold a minute’s silence at this summer’s games to mark the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics.

Israel’s deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon had written to the IOC last month supporting the widows of two of the victims after they called for a specific memorial during the London Olympics.

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UK terror victims can claim compensation

British victims of terrorist attacks abroad can now apply for compensation as part of a new government scheme.

The Ministry of Justice announced the plan on Monday and confirmed that people injured in attacks in Israel could apply.

The scheme will initially consider applications from those injured in six serious terror attacks - including the atrocities in Mumbai in 2008 and Bali in 2002 - b

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Palestinian with explosives stopped before possible terrorist attack

A Palestinian man about to enter Israel was searched by police who found seven explosive devices and other weapons strapped to him.

The Nablus resident was stopped at a checkpoint in the Jordan Valley. He had seven homemade bombs and several knives and shells with him, and it is believed he planned to attack Israelis during the Passover festival.

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Eilat on alert after rocket from Sinai lands overnight

A rocket has landed in the Israeli holiday resort town of Eilat as tourists descend on it to celebrate Pesach.

No injuries were reported after the shell, fired from the direction of Egypt, exploded in the early hours of Thursday morning. The Grad rocket landed on a building site about 300 metres from a residential building.

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Extremists arrested in France as Toulouse gunman Merah buried

Nineteen suspected extremists have been arrested in a crackdown in France as the country reacts to the worst attack on the Jewish community in decades.

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